A Question of Character: Life Lessons to Learn from Military History

By Ron P. Simmons and Thad A. Gaebelein

Uses military history to demonstrate the importance of character in careers, relationships, and everyday life, emphasizing the virtues of honesty, integrity, ingenuity, and perserverance. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1578260191
• ISBN13: 9781578260195
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.8" x 7.4"

Customer Reviews

What a great book!

I never thought of reading about military history until I read this book! Gaebelein brilliantly uses stories of individuals to drive home the points he and Simmons make about character. Great for business travelers and families alike!

A Companion to Sun Tzu's "The Art of War"

This is an excellent book, a must read for people in leadership positions. It provides a superb complement to Sun Tzu ("The Art of War"). The examples are far from what might be expected.

A Question of Character: Life Lessons to Learn from Military

Excellent Book! This book is well written and a pleasure to read. The authors take a challenging topic--the value of good character--and very clearly demonstrate through historical examples the benefits of developing this foundation for good leadership. They use great examples that are intertwined and continuously reinforce the points being made. This is a compelling and inspiring book about leadership, not history.

IT'S NOT ALWAYS TECHNOLOGY THAT WINS THE BATTLE !

NOT REALLY A FAN OF MILITARY HISTORY, BUT FOUND THE EARLY RELEASE ON THIS BOOK--LITERALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT DOWN. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE FAMOUS PEOPLE IN HISTORY WIN BY THE CONTENT OF THEIR CHARACTER, NOT JUST BY THE COLOR OF THEIR MONEY OR TOYS !WE SEE THE FAILURES OF CHARACTER EVERYWHERE TODAY, THIS WAS A BREATH OF FRESH AIR..

Putting history to practical business use

Maybe if history was taught with this kind of flare in high school we all would have paid closer attention. However, the thrust of this book is not a history lesson but practical business advice that can be garnered from the success and failures of others in certain historical events. The one element that makes itself clear through this book (which is a quick read with some heavy thoughts) is that character is timeless and is what ultimately determines the success or failure of an individual or organization. "Character" is a useful book no matter what stage of your career you are in as it provides a look into common human characteristics that often confirm one's own findings or identifies potential shortcomings that may not be so visible. My only criticism is that some of the historical content can be hard to follow at times. The main value I see in this book is that it draws lessons from substance.