{"product_id":"the-worst-military-leaders-in-history-9781789147728","title":"The Worst Military Leaders in History","description":"\u003cb\u003eSpanning countries and centuries, a \"how-not-to\" guide to leadership that reveals the most maladroit military commanders in history--now in paperback. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For this book, fifteen distinguished historians were given a deceptively simple task: identify their choice for the worst military leader in history and then explain why theirs is the worst. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the clueless Conrad von Hötzendorf and George A. Custer to the criminal Baron Roman F. von Ungern-Sternberg and the bungling Garnet Wolseley, this book presents a rogues' gallery of military incompetents. Rather than merely rehashing biographical details, the contributors take an original and unconventional look at military leadership in a way that appeals to both specialists and general readers alike. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While there are plenty of books that analyze the keys to success, \u003ci\u003eThe Worst Military Leaders in History \u003c\/i\u003eoffers lessons of failure to avoid. In other words, this book is a \"how-not-to\" guide to leadership.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn M. Jennings\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of history at the United States Air Force Academy, where he specializes in modern Japanese history. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Opium Empire: Japanese Imperialism and Drug Trafficking in Asia, 1895-1945\u003c\/i\u003e and lives in Colorado. \u003cb\u003eChuck Steele \u003c\/b\u003eis associate professor of history at the United States Air Force Academy and lives in Colorado.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reaktion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50535359283474,"sku":"9781789147728","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_875c98ea-76e7-4d97-abb2-e558db987850.jpg?v=1731432698","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-worst-military-leaders-in-history-9781789147728","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}