My Share Of The Task

General S Mcchrystal

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Portfolio Press
26 February 2014

Biography: general; History

""General McChrystal is a legendary warrior with a fine eye for enduring lessons about leadership, courage, and consequence."" --Tom Brokaw

""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.

Summary by: General S Mcchrystal
Imprint: Portfolio Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 213mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 32mm
Weight: 444g
ISBN: 9781591846826
ISBN 10: 159184682X
Pages: 464
Publication Date: 26 February 2014
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for My Share Of The Task

A clear, compelling, self-critical, and utterly unpretentious memoir. I know of no better book on the nature of modern military command -- John Lewis Gaddis, author of George F. Kennan This is a brilliant book about leadership wrapped inside a fascinating personal narrative -- Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs A compelling account of his impressive career * The Wall Street Journal *