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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461888203321

Autore

Eisenhower John S. D. <1922-2013.>

Titolo

Soldiers and statesmen [[electronic resource] ] : reflections on leadership / / John S. D. Eisenhower

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Columbia, Mo. ; ; London, : University of Missouri Press, c2012

ISBN

0-8262-7271-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (204 p.)

Disciplina

973.9092

Soggetti

Statesmen - United States

Generals - United States

Statesmen - Great Britain

World War, 1939-1945

Leadership

Leadership - Moral and ethical aspects

Electronic books.

United States History 1933-1945 Biography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-172) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Churchill, a formidable ally -- John Foster Dulles : the Presbyterian -- Harry S. Truman as Commander in Chief -- Mark Wayne Clark, the American eagle : a very personal view -- George S. Patton Jr. : a zest for war -- Terry Allen and Theodore Roosevelt Jr. : the terrible two -- Douglas MacArthur : the effect of personality on strategy -- Omar Nelson Bradley -- Matthew B. Ridgway : Mr. Airborne.