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Soldiers, Statesmen, and Leadership in Wartime
Anchor
September 2003
On Sale: September 9, 2003
320 pages
ISBN: 1400034043
EAN: 9781400034048
Paperback (reprint)
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Non-Fiction Political
The orthodoxy regarding the relationship between politicians
and military leaders in wartime democracies contends that
politicians should declare a military operation's objectives
and then step aside and leave the business of war to the
military. In this timely and controversial examination of
civilian-military relations in wartime democracies, Eliot A.
Cohen chips away at this time-honored belief with case
studies of statesmen who dared to prod, provoke, and even
defy their military officers to great effect. Using the leadership of Abraham Lincoln, Georges Clemenceau,
Winston Churchill, and David Ben-Gurion to build his
argument, Cohen offers compelling proof that, as Clemenceau
put it, “War is too important to leave to the generals.†By
examining the shared leadership traits of four politicians
who triumphed in extraordinarily varied military campaigns,
Cohen argues that active statesmen make the best wartime
leaders, pushing their military subordinates to succeed
where they might have failed if left to their own devices.
Thought provoking and soundly argued, Cohen's Supreme
Command is essential reading not only for military and
political players but also for informed citizens and anyone
interested in leadership.
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