Four-Star Leadership for Leaders - Volume II : Interviews With Distinguished Generals & Admirals

History has shown that the best way to learn about leadership is to work or serve at the shoulder of a great leader and observe and listen. Problem is, those opportunities are extraordinarily rare for many reasons - few have the privilege of proximity outside of aides and special staff - and impossible for everyone with regard to those who have departed this world. Thus the next best option is books. "e;Not all readers are leaders,"e; wrote Harry S. Truman, "e;but all leaders are readers."e; Some truly great leaders that we could learn from did not write about their experiences - General George C. Marshall is a good example -but historians, journalists and those who had the opportunity to observe them recorded their thoughts, opinions, observations and remembrances. Reading about great leaders is an essential part of your self-development. "e;You live your profession through reading,"e; observed the late General Alexander Haig. "e;It's the most important crutch you have. My only complaint is I've been such an operational guy and an activist that I have never had a chance to read everything."e;General Tom Hill, a former commander of U.S. Southern Command, has been a voracious reader since childhood. He tells those who have the pleasure of seeing his library that he has a simple measuring rod. "e;If you can't name the last five books you've read then you aren't reading enough."e;Four-Star Leadership for Leaders is a series of books that contain incisive and inspirational interviews with America's four-star generals and admirals. Each interview is unique and different and contains great wisdom. Much can be learned by reading the thoughts of our nation's great military leaders. "e;The things I want to know are in books,"e; declared Abraham Lincoln; "e;my best friend is the man who'll get me a book I ain't read."e;