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Robert E. Lee on Leadership (Paperback)
by H. W. Crocker III
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Author: H. W. Crocker III
Publisher: Three Rivers Press; 3rd edition
Pub. in: August, 2000
ISBN: 0761525548
Pages: 256
Measurements: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
Origin of product: USA
Order code: BA00461
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"...a union that can only be maintained by swords and bayonets and in which strife and civil war are to take the place of brotherly love and kindness has no charm for me. I shall mourn for my country and for the welfare of mankind. If the union is dissolved and the government disrupted, I shall return to my native state and share the miseries of my people, and save in defence, will draw my sword on none." -Robert E. Lee
Harry Crocker is an openly partisan admirer of Robert E. Lee. His enthusiasm for the great "soldier of soldiers and gentleman of gentlemen" infects the reader with admiration for the hero. Lee was one of the most chaste yet manly heros in American history. He was directed toward such a disciplined life by his pious mother and painful damage from the economic and sexual failings of other relatives. Crocker makes a selection of numerous direct quotations to bring us the man's thinking. The reserved Lee could be brought to anger and it was an anger made more dramatic by Lee's almost perfect emotional control. Watching the destruction of civilian property caused by an indiscriminate Yankee artillery barrage, Lee observed, "Those people delight to destroy the weak and those who can make no defense. It just suits them." While the book is targeted toward business executives concerning Lee's leadership and management style, readers from all walks of life will enjoy Crocker's Lee.
MSL highly recommends this classic as an essential reading on leader- ship.
Target readers:
Managers, Enptrepreneurs, Government and non-profit leaders, Professionals, and MBAs.
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H. W. Crocker III, a longtime student of Robert E. Lee, is the executive editor of Regnery Publishing, Inc., consulting editor for Eagle Book Clubs, and former speechwriter for the governor of California. He serves on the board of the Southern Military Institute, writes a column on Civil War books for Southern Partisan magazine, and has written on military history for National Review, American Spectator, and other publications. He lives in northern Virginia.
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A masterpiece - the best work of its kind I have ever read. Crocker's Lee is a Lee for all leaders to study; and to work, quite deliberately, to emulate. - Major General Josiah Bunting III, superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute
Robert E. Lee was a leader for the ages. The man heralded by Winston Churchill as "one of the noblest Americans who ever lived" inspired an out-manned, out-gunned army to achieve greatness on the battlefield. He was a brilliant strategist and a man of unyielding courage who, in the face of insurmountable odds, nearly changed forever the course of history.
In this remarkable book, you'll learn the keys to Lee's greatness as a man and a leader. You'll find a general whose standards for personal excellence was second to none, whose leadership was founded on the highest moral principles, and whose character was made of steel. You'll see how he remade a rag-tag bunch of men into one of the most impressive fighting forces history has ever known. You'll also discover other sides of Lee - the businessman who inherited the debt-ridden Arlington plantation and streamlined its operations, the teacher who took a backwater college and made it into a prestigious university, and the motivator who inspired those he led to achieve more than they ever dreamed possible. Each chapter concludes with the extraordinary lessons learned, which can be applied not only to your professional life, but also to your private life as well.
Today's business world requires leaders of uncommon excellence who can overcome the cold brutality of constant change. Robert E. Lee was such a leader. He triumphed over challenges people in business face every day. Guided by his magnificent example, so can you.
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Major General Josiah Bunting III, superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute (MLS quote), USA
<2007-01-05 00:00>
A masterpiece - the best work of its kind I have ever read. Crocker's Lee is a Lee for all leaders to study; and to work, quite deliberately, to emulate. |
Caspar Weinberger, former Secretary of Defense, chairman of Forbes magazine (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-05 00:00>
A splendid and inspiring book, Robert E. Lee on Leadership offers enormously valuable lessons for all of us today, and should be required reading in the White House, the State Department, and the Pentagon, at least. |
S. Patrick Presley, director of Federal Government Affairs, British Petroleum (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-05 00:00>
As Harry Crocker reminds us, the principles that guided Robert e. Lee were grounded in the finest traditions of American values. Robert E. Lee on Leadership is a timely and valuable reflection on character, and on the personal and spiritual convictions that make for great leaders. |
Marvin Olasky, author of the bestselling Renewing American Com- passion (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-05 00:00>
Harry Crocker has provided a great service by reminding us through this moving and tightly written biography that winning isn't the only thing: faithfulness and honor live in our memories after the guns are silent. |
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