{"product_id":"the-mask-of-command-9780140114065","title":"The Mask of Command","description":"\u003cb\u003eJohn Keegan's brilliant look at the meaning of leadership\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Mask of Command, John Keegan asks us to consider questions that are seldom asked: What is the definition of leadership? What makes a great military leader? Why is it that men, indeed sometimes entire nations, follow a single leader, often to victory, but with equal dedication also to defeat? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDozens of names come to mind...Napoleon, Lee, Charlemagne, Hannibal, Castro, Hussein. From a wide array, Keegan chooses four commanders who profoundly influenced the course of history: Alexander the Great, the Duke of Wellington, Ulysses S. Grant and Adolph Hitler. All powerful leaders, each cast in a different mold, each with diverse results. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mask of Command\u003c\/i\u003e is a companion volume to John Keegan's classic study of the individual soldier, \u003ci\u003eThe Face of Battle\u003c\/i\u003e together they form a masterpiece of military and human history.\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/1988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140114065\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/19\/1988\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"John Keegan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43067602075829,"sku":"9780140114065","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_761ca826-f84d-4070-a371-010355a3325a.jpg?v=1690861161","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-mask-of-command-9780140114065","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}