Masters of the Art of Command

by Martin Blumenson and James L. Stokesbury

Book Overview

"Only rarely does a work of military history appear that serves to illuminated the paradox of the infinitely rich diversity of the military art and the fundamental continuity of principle and character revealed by its practitioners across the centuries. Such a book is Masters of the Art of Command, a wide-ranging series of essays on military leaders, ancient and modern, whose actions and personalities provide insights into the interplay of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306804034
• ISBN13: 9780306804038
• Release Date: August 1990
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 412 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

An excellent work dealing with military leadership

"Masters of the Art of Command" is an excellent work dealing with military leadership across the ages. From Sulla, in Roman times to the Vietnam era, from privates and lieutenants to generals, this piece examines various commanders and what they did as commanders to exercise effective military leadership. I originally was assigned to read this book as part of Army ROTC back in the 1970s. I recently revisited and reread it, and it is truly an underrated work, well worth examination by students of military history and the soldierly art.