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The worst military leaders in history / edited by John M. Jennings and Chuck Steele.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London, UK : Reaktion Books, 2022.Description: 333 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781789145830
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 355.00922 JEW-W 2022
Summary: "For this book, fifteen distinguished historians were given a deceptively simple task: identify their choice for the worst military leader in history, and then explain why theirs is the worst. From the clueless Conrad von H©œtzendorf and George A. Custer, to the criminal Baron Roman F. von Ungern-Sternberg and the bungling Garnet Wolseley, this book presents a rogues' gallery of military incompetents. Rather than merely rehashing biographical details, the contributors take an original and unconventional look at military leadership in a way that will appeal to both specialists and general readers alike. While there are plenty of books that analyse the keys to success, The Worst Military Leaders in History offers lessons of failure to avoid. In other words, this book is a 'how-not-to' guide to leadership"--Dust jacket flap.
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Book Government Punjab Public Library Lahore Social Science English Section 355.00922 JEW-W 2022 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available GPPL-E-1100132024

Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-323).

"For this book, fifteen distinguished historians were given a deceptively simple task: identify their choice for the worst military leader in history, and then explain why theirs is the worst. From the clueless Conrad von H©œtzendorf and George A. Custer, to the criminal Baron Roman F. von Ungern-Sternberg and the bungling Garnet Wolseley, this book presents a rogues' gallery of military incompetents. Rather than merely rehashing biographical details, the contributors take an original and unconventional look at military leadership in a way that will appeal to both specialists and general readers alike. While there are plenty of books that analyse the keys to success, The Worst Military Leaders in History offers lessons of failure to avoid. In other words, this book is a 'how-not-to' guide to leadership"--Dust jacket flap.

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