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Over some 40 years, Puryear (Georgetown U.) has lectured on military character and leadership at num...
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Over some 40 years, Puryear (Georgetown U.) has lectured on military character and leadership at numerous American military institutions and installations. Based on material gathered throughout his 40-year career--including personal interviews with 125-plus officers of four-star rank and discussions or personal correspondence with some 1,000 officers of one-star rank and higher, as well as information from diaries, autobiographies, biographies, memoirs, and military history--the author presents a collection of insights and thoughts of senior naval leaders on why they personally believe they were successful leaders, their analyses of the success of other senior naval officers, and the role that character plays in that success. While particularly oriented to naval officers, the text is also accessible to general readers interested in military leadership. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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