Leadership in Modern War : From WW2 to the War Against ISIS.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brooks, James Stuart.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Command of troops.

Leadership.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (266 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Leadership in Modern War

Place of Publication:

Havertown : Pen & Sword Books Limited, 2023.

Summary:

Inspired by his own service, a career that traced the rise and fall of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria from 2014-2021, one US veteran of the war against ISIS has set out to explore how decisions are made in the heat of the moment and particularly in the face of the enemy.

Contents:

Cover

Book Title

Copyright

CONTENTS

Foreword by Seth Moulton

Preface: Finding Meaning.

Acknowledgments

List of Plates

Introduction The Night of the Base Blood Drive

Part I Self-Awareness

Chapter 1 Don't Go to War

Chapter 2 You Got Heart, Kid

Chapter 3 It's Your Turn Now, Fucker

Chapter 4 Bird Down

Chapter 5 No One is Built for Captivity

Part II Decision-Making

Chapter 6 When Inaction becomes a Decision

Chapter 7 I Can Hear You

Chapter 8 Punching Your Plan in the Face

Plates

Chapter 9 The Tale of Two Passenger Jets, Mistakenly Shot Down

Chapter 10 You're Always Dealing with Probabilities

Part III Leadership

Chapter 11 Sifr Wahid.

Chapter 12 The Wheel on the Screen

Chapter 13 Ownership, Selflessness, Passion

Chapter 14 Nobody Cares

Chapter 15 The One We Want Back

Epilogue A Note to My Family

Postscript Thirteen More Names on the Wall

Postscript II Touched with Fire in Ukraine

Appendix 1 Additional Decision-Making Games and Thought Experiments

Appendix 2 Scout Sniper Platoon Leadership Philosophy

Appendix 3 Character Map

Sources, Notes, and Inspiration

Index

Backcover.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-3990-6733-8

1-3990-6731-1

OCLC:

1399169493