Lessons in Leadership from the Greatest Generation - Hardcover

Rod Gragg

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1455618217 ISBN 13: 9781455618217

Publisher: Pelican Publishing Co. (US), 2013

Synopsis

Inspirational anecdotes from exceptional Americans. Ten leadership lessons are taught here through the dramatic true stories of American men and women in World War II. From Dwight D. Eisenhower and Chester Nimitz to everyday Americans who rose to leadership during the world's greatest war, these stories reflect the core values of this remarkable generation. With these inspiring accounts, today's managers and leaders will learn essential leadership tactics, such as having a vision, being a self-starter, taking care of your people, and leading by example.

About this title

About the Author

Rod Gragg is the author of numerous works of history, including George Washington: An Interactive Biography; Robert E. Lee: Character and Valor; and Planters, Pirates, and Patriots: Historical Tales from the South Carolina Grand Strand. His books have won the James I. Robertson Award, the Douglas Southall Freeman Award, the Jefferson Davis Medal, and the Fletcher Pratt Award and have been selected for the Book-of-the-Month Club®, the History Book Club, and the Military History Book Club. A native of Conway, South Carolina, he earned his BA in journalism and MA in American history from the University of South Carolina. He and his family live on the South Carolina Grand Strand.

From the Back Cover

"When my friend Rod Gragg writes on leadership, I stop everything I'm doing and start reading. Rod's latest book is no exception. It's terrific."
-Pat Williams, co-founder and senior vice president of the Orlando Magic and author of The Leadership Excellence Devotional: The Seven Sides of Leadership in Daily Life

"This book is more than a page turner. It will impact the life of the thoughtful reader."
-Rev. Harry Reeder, pastor of Briarwood Presbyterian Church, Birmingham, Alabama, and author of The Leadership Dynamic: A Biblical Model for Raising Effective Leaders

"One of the most concise and useful works on leadership that I have ever read."
-Lt. Col. Larkin Spivey, US Marine Corps (ret.), author of Battlefields and Blessings: Stories of Faith and Courage from World War II and God in the Trenches

The battles of World War II are long gone, but the lessons of dignity, integrity, and personal and public heroism live on. This illuminating book offers ten extraordinary leadership lessons from the Americans who overcame the Great Depression and won World War II. From America's greatest wartime leaders, including Maj. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Adm. Chester Nimitz to the unsung heroes who triumphed on Guadalcanal and Omaha Beach, the exceptional examples of leadership in this remarkable book will inspire and encourage you to be a true leader.
Here are ten simple steps that will make a difference in the boardroom, classroom, or home. As America's Greatest Generation passes from memory into history, this small but powerful primer passes their brightly shining torch of leadership to a new generation looking to step up to the challenge.
Read it. Apply it. And change your world for the better.

From the Inside Flap

The heroes of twentieth-century America were the men and women who weathered the Great Depression and won World War II. Learn from the Greatest Generation how to lead by example, take responsibility, demonstrate integrity, be a self-starter, put your people first, choose to be courageous, and other key elements of effective leadership. This volume offers ten critical lessons, each of which is illustrated by the example of a heroic American. From the bloody sands of Omaha Beach and the deadly jungles of the Pacific theater to the selflessness and strength of those on the home front, the leaders of World War II were forged in adversity.
Every aspiring leader should know these practices and follow them daily. Based on our country's core values, the lessons revealed here are rooted in the principles that led to victory in World War II and rescued millions from bondage and oppression. The lasting legacy of these heroes has the power to change lives.
Author and historian Rod Gragg has written eighteen books on topics in American history. Among his works are the award-winning George Washington: An Interactive Biography and Robert E. Lee: Character and Valor, both published by Pelican. His works have also earned the Fletcher Pratt Award, the James I. Robertson Award, and the Douglas Southall Freeman History Award and have been selected for the Book-of-the-Month Club, the History Book Club, and the Military Book Club. A popular speaker at venues throughout the country, Gragg has been featured on national media outlets such as Fox and Friends on the Fox News Network and MSNBC's Morning Joe. He is the director of the Center for Military and Veterans Studies at Coastal Carolina University, where he also serves as a lecturer and adjunct professor of history. Gragg lives with his family on the South Carolina Grand Strand.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Co. (US)
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1455618217
• ISBN 13: 9781455618217
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 96