Leadership Principles: How Their Use by Lieutenant General John Burgoyne and Major General Horatio Gates Influenced the Engagement at Saratog

by U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and United States Army Command and General Staff College

This book attempts to evaluate the use of leadership principles by the two chief protagonists of the Battle of Saratoga in the Revolutionary War. Several ideas develop as corollaries to the chief theme: (1) Leadership principles will not of themselves insure victory. (2) Ignorance of their effect or their misapplication may contribute to the defeat of a military force. (3) Passage of time does not invalidate the principles of leadership. The criteria...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1522898662
• ISBN13: 9781522898665
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 118 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"