American Generalship

“What does it take to make a great general or a great leader in any field? . . . An excellent contribution to the study of leadership among those who make life-and-death decisions in the most challenging situations—one that could well serve as required reading in both military and business schools.”—Kirkus Reviews. Throughout his life Edgar F. “Beau” Puryear has studied America’s top military leaders. In his research for this book he has sought to discover what allowed them to rise above their contemporaries; what prepared them for the terrible responsibilities they bore as the commanders of our armed forces during World War II Korea Vietnam the Gulf and on to today; how they are different from you and me. Ultimately first and foremost Dr. Puryear discovered that character is the single most important and the most distinctive element shared by these individuals: that character is everything!“Beau Puryear again reaches into his gold mine of research and comes forward with the essence of great generalship. . . . Well-done and a worthy read.”—General Colin L. Powell. “We can always learn more about the importance of character to successful leadership. With this book we do just that.”—General H. Norman Schwarzkopf