My share of the task : a memoir / Stanley McChrystal.
General Stanley McChrystal is widely admired for his hunger to know the truth, his courage to find it, and his humility to listen to those around him. Even as teh commanding officer of all U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan, he stationed himself forward and frequently went on patrols with his troops to experience their challenges firsthand. In this illuminating memoir, McChrystal frankly explores the major episodes and controversies of his career. He describes the many outstanding leaders he served with and the handful of bad leaders he learned not to emulate. And he paints a vivid portrait of how the military establishment turned itself, in one generation, into the adaptive, resilient force that would soon be tested in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the wider War on Terror.
Record details
- ISBN: 1591844754
- ISBN: 159184682X
- ISBN: 9781591844754
- ISBN: 9781591846826
- Physical Description: xi, 452 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Portfolio, 2012.
- Copyright: ©2013.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-439) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- 1. Ghosts of Christmas past -- Journey to the Plain -- The army in which I should like to fight -- Renaissance -- Preparation -- The fight begins -- 2. Through the hourglass -- The enemy emerges -- Big Ben -- Entrepreneurs of battle -- Out West -- The hunt -- Hibhib -- Networked -- The long war -- 3. The ticking clock -- Understand -- Design -- Decide -- Execute -- Epilogue.
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| Jacksonville Main Library | BIO MCCHRYSTAL (Text) | 36015000700878 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Bridger Memorial Library | B MCCHRYSTAL (Text) | 30441100933886 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Bryan Memorial Library | B McChrystal (Text) | 810191001142497 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Dunn Public Library | 355.0092 McC (Text) | 33436001460127 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Eden Library | B McChrystal (Text) | 31554009544262 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Forsyth Central | B McChrystal, Stanley (Text) | 0112519484714 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
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| Lee County Main Library | B/MCCHRYSTAL (Text) | 33262003211379 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
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General Stanley McChrystal is widely admired for his hunger to know the truth, his courage to find it, and his humility to listen to those around him. Even as teh commanding officer of all U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan, he stationed himself forward and frequently went on patrols with his troops to experience their challenges firsthand. In this illuminating memoir, McChrystal frankly explores the major episodes and controversies of his career. He describes the many outstanding leaders he served with and the handful of bad leaders he learned not to emulate. And he paints a vivid portrait of how the military establishment turned itself, in one generation, into the adaptive, resilient force that would soon be tested in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the wider War on Terror.
