The Commanders: The Leadership Journeys of George Patton, Bernard Montgomery and Erwin Rommel

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Lloyd Clark

The Commanders

The Leadership Journeys of George Patton, Bernard Montgomery and Erwin Rommel

Lloyd Clark

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Atlantic Books
10 January 2023

Biography: historical, political & military; History; General & world history; First World War; Second World War

Born between 1885 and 1891, George Patton, Bernard Montgomery and Erwin Rommel all participated in the First World War and, like millions of others, were so affected by their wartime experiences that it became a fundamental influence on their lives. Yet none of the men were dissuaded by the carnage from seeking military careers when the guns finally fell silent. Each became wholly dedicated to the profession of arms and, being exceptional officers and leaders, they prospered.

Despite the broad similarities between them, there were some marked differences in their approach to leadership due to the individuality bestowed on them from their genes, upbringing, life experience and relationships. The Commanders reveals how these stimuli created three unique personalities which, in turn, each man came to draw from when they became among the most prominent officers in their armies.

Exploring the many and various influences that shaped these three officers as men, as soldiers and, principally, as leaders, Lloyd Clark tracks their progress - through war and peace - all the way up to their final confrontation on the battlefields of the Second World War.

By: Lloyd Clark
Imprint: Atlantic Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Main
Dimensions: Height: 242mm, Width: 164mm, Spine: 39mm
Weight: 760g
ISBN: 9780857897282
ISBN 10: 0857897284
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 10 January 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1: Early Years and Junior Leaders, 1880s-1914 2: First Combat, 1914-16 3: Hard-Won Experience, 1917-18 4: New Challenges - Leading in Peace, 1919-31 5: Taking Command, 1932-39 6: A New War, 1940-41 7: Three in North Africa, 1942-43 8: Three in North-West Europe, 1944-45 9: George S. Patton, Bernard Montgomery and the Post-War World

Lloyd Clark is Director of Research at the Centre for Army Leadership based at the RoyalMilitary Academy Sandhurst and Professor of Modern War Studies at the University ofBuckingham. He is the author of several books, including Anzio, Arnhem, Kursk and Blitzkrieg.

Reviews for The Commanders: The Leadership Journeys of George Patton, Bernard Montgomery and Erwin Rommel

Genuinely revisionist. -- Andrew Roberts on BLITZKRIEG A lucid, intelligent and thought-provoking reappraisal... Remarkable. -- Robert Kershaw on BLITZKRIEG