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From the Foreword: Throughout military history, historians, military analysts, and many others have found it difficult to define the qualities of generalship, commandership, and leadership-but most of us think we recognize these traits when we see them. Karl von Clausewitz cited military genius and resolution as key ingredients for a general's character. General Sherman is quoted as having said, "There may be such men as born generals, but I have never encountered them, and I doubt the wisdom of trusting to their turning up in an emergency." He believed that it took talent, character, training, and experience to serve as a general officer. After World War I, J F C Fuller stated that the three pillars of generalship (meaning good generalship of course) are "courage, creative intelligence, and physical fitness: and the attributes of youth rather than middle age." The study of character traits and leadership principles dominated our thought and leadership teaching methodology during and after World War II, with role playing and case studies used extensively. Current leadership doctrine for the entire Army is prescribed in Field Manual 6-22, Army Leadership, a publication that relies h

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Author

Center of Military History

Publisher

U.S. Army Center of Military History, [2008]

Published

2008

Language

EN

Category

nonfiction