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Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. General McChrystal is a legendary warrior with a fine eye for enduring lessons about leadership, courage, and consequence. --Tom Brokaw General Stanley McChrystal is widely admired for his hunger to know the truth, his courage to find it, and his humility to listen to those around him. Even as the commanding officer of all U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan, he stationed himself forward and frequently went on patrols with his troops to experience their challenges firsthand. In this illuminating New York Times bestseller, McChrystal frankly explores the major episodes and controversies of his career. He describes the many outstanding leaders he served with and the handful of bad leaders he learned not to emulate. And he paints a vivid portrait of how the military establishment turned itself, in one generation, into the adaptive, resilient force that would soon be tested in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the wider War on Terror. A compelling account of his impressive career. -The Wall Street Journal ' This is a brilliant book about leadership wrapped inside a fascinating personal narrative. -Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs Stanley McChrystal retired in July 2010 as a four-star general in the U.S. Army. His last assignment was as the commander of the International Security Assistance Force and as the commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan. He is currently a senior fellow at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs and cofounder of the McChrystal Group, a leadership consulting firm. He and his wife, Annie, live in Virginia.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. General McChrystal is a legendary warrior with a fine eye for enduring lessons about leadership, courage, and consequence. --Tom Brokaw General Stanley McChrystal is widely admired for his hunger to know the truth, his courage to find it, and his humility to listen to those around him. Even as the commanding officer of all U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan, he stationed himself forward and frequently went on patrols with his troops to experience their challenges firsthand. In this illuminating New York Times bestseller, McChrystal frankly explores the major episodes and controversies of his career. He describes the many outstanding leaders he served with and the handful of bad leaders he learned not to emulate. And he paints a vivid portrait of how the military establishment turned itself, in one generation, into the adaptive, resilient force that would soon be tested in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the wider War on Terror. A compelling account of his impressive career. -The Wall Street Journal ' This is a brilliant book about leadership wrapped inside a fascinating personal narrative. -Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs Stanley McChrystal retired in July 2010 as a four-star general in the U.S. Army. His last assignment was as the commander of the International Security Assistance Force and as the commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan. He is currently a senior fellow at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs and cofounder of the McChrystal Group, a leadership consulting firm. He and his wife, Annie, live in Virginia.…

Zustand: New. What if you could combine the agility, adaptability, and cohesion of a small team with the power and resources of a giant organization? The authors demonstrate that the 'team of teams' strategy has worked everywhere from hospital emergency rooms to NASA and has the potential to transform organizations large and small. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JWKT; JWT; KJC; KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218. . 2015. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. xxviii, 180 pages : map ; 22 cm Contents: List of characters and groups -- Introduction -- Scenario 1: A dose of (virtual) reality -- Scenario 2: Getting to know Mirgul -- Scenario 3: Winning hearts and minds? -- Scenario 4: Putting theory into practice -- Scenario 5: Learning and adapting -- Scenario 6: Isolating and defeating the insurgencies. "In this parable, the reader follows the intellectual journey of a commander who attempts to apply what he has learned, to access what he has forgotten, to unlearn unhelpful dogma, and to open his mind to new ways of understanding. He does all this while grappling with a unique, deadly, and highly complex insurgency in a fictional place called Narabad Province in the country of Khanastan"--Preface.…

Zustand: New. In U.S. Military Operations: Law, Policy, and Practice, a distinguished group of military experts comprehensively analyze how the law is applied during military operations on and off the battlefield. The authors focus on how the law is actually implemented in a wide swath of military activities. Editor(s): Corn, Geoffrey S.; Landingham, Rachel E. van; Reeves, Shane R. Num Pages: 880 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWL; LBBS; LNDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1204. . 2016. Illustrated. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…