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Hall reviews the biography and military highlights of the ten Americans who rose to five-star rank in the military, concluding with a discussion of the elements of command and leadership.

Table of Contents

Preface The Principals Global Olympus John Joseph Pershing William Daniel Leahy George Catlett Marshall Ernest Joseph King Henry Harley Arnold Douglas MacArthur Chester William Nimitz William Frederick Halsey, Jr. Dwight David Eisenhower Omar Nelson Bradley Perspective Elements of Command Facets of Leadership Entanglements Comparisons Summing Up Index

About the Author

GEORGE M. HALL graduated from West Point in 1958 and served five years in the Corps of Engineers. He left the service to teach, returning to active duty from 1977-1982. He is a graduate of the Air War College, the Naval War College, and the Army War College and earned his doctorate at American University. He is a frequent contributor to professional journals of all three services, and presently teaches at Pima Community College in Tucson, Arizona.

Reviews

.,."for those interested in World War II leadership at the highest levels, Hall successfully gives an inside look at these 20th-century 'American marshals'."-Military Review

?...for those interested in World War II leadership at the highest levels, Hall successfully gives an inside look at these 20th-century 'American marshals'.?-Military Review

..."for those interested in World War II leadership at the highest levels, Hall successfully gives an inside look at these 20th-century 'American marshals'."-Military Review