Art of Command

Harry S. Laver, professor of military history at the US Army Command and General Staff College, is the author or editor of numerous books, including A General Who Will Fight: The Leadership of Ulysses S. Grant.Jeffrey J. Matthews is George F. Jewett Distinguished Professor in the School of Business & Leadership at the University of Puget Sound. He is the author of Alanson B. Houghton: Ambassador of the New Era and Blacksheep Leadership: A Story About a Leadership Challenge and the Nature of Transformational Leadership.

Truly insightful.... An indispensable guide on leadership at both the tactical and operational levels."" - On Point""The editors have garnered essays on a carefully selected group of distinguished military leaders that hone in on a specific characteristic of the individual's command style.... Together these essays form a pattern of leadership descriptions that represent the best of the art of command."" - Journal of America's Military Past""Interesting, insightful, inspirational. Should be a must-read for aspiring leaders."" - Admiral Hank Chiles, USN (ret.), former professor of leadership, US Naval Academy