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Generals and Admirals, Criminals and Crooks
Dishonorable Leadership in the U.S. Military
Buch von Jeffrey J Matthews
Sprache: Englisch

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U.S. flag officers are intended to be exemplary defenders of duty, honor, and country-but what can we learn by exposing the bad leaders lurking within these venerable ranks?

There is an ugly strain of criminal and unethical leadership in the upper ranks of the American military. Despite the exemplary service of most American military members, a persistent minority of U.S. flag officers (Navy admirals and Army, Air Force, and Marine generals) have embroiled the profession in scandal since the Revolutionary War. In Generals and Admirals, Criminals and Crooks, award-winning author Jeffrey J. Matthews examines bad leadership in American military history over the past one hundred years, beginning with war crimes in the Philippine-American War and ending with the recent Fat Leonard corruption scandal.

Scrutinizing a range of leadership failures, including moral cowardice, sex crimes, insubordination, toxic leadership, and obstruction of justice, Matthews offers a fascinating analysis of the bases and motives leading to these missteps and explores what could be done to curtail future misconduct of generals and admirals. The book also includes an up-to-date examination of President Trump's term in office that highlights the vital role honorable military leadership plays in our democracy. Confronting the dark side of criminal and unethical conduct among U.S. flag officers, this frank and historically grounded book offers valuable lessons in leadership that will stimulate further debate and critical self-assessment within the U.S. military..

U.S. flag officers are intended to be exemplary defenders of duty, honor, and country-but what can we learn by exposing the bad leaders lurking within these venerable ranks?

There is an ugly strain of criminal and unethical leadership in the upper ranks of the American military. Despite the exemplary service of most American military members, a persistent minority of U.S. flag officers (Navy admirals and Army, Air Force, and Marine generals) have embroiled the profession in scandal since the Revolutionary War. In Generals and Admirals, Criminals and Crooks, award-winning author Jeffrey J. Matthews examines bad leadership in American military history over the past one hundred years, beginning with war crimes in the Philippine-American War and ending with the recent Fat Leonard corruption scandal.

Scrutinizing a range of leadership failures, including moral cowardice, sex crimes, insubordination, toxic leadership, and obstruction of justice, Matthews offers a fascinating analysis of the bases and motives leading to these missteps and explores what could be done to curtail future misconduct of generals and admirals. The book also includes an up-to-date examination of President Trump's term in office that highlights the vital role honorable military leadership plays in our democracy. Confronting the dark side of criminal and unethical conduct among U.S. flag officers, this frank and historically grounded book offers valuable lessons in leadership that will stimulate further debate and critical self-assessment within the U.S. military..

Über den Autor

Jeffrey J. Matthews is the George Frederick Jewett Distinguished Professor at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington. He teaches American history and leadership and has written or edited four previous books, including Colin Powell: Imperfect Patriot (University of Notre Dame Press, 2019), winner of the Foreword INDIES War and Military Book of the Year Award and finalist for the Army Historical Foundation Book Award.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

1. War Crimes: Jacob H. "Hell Roaring" Smith

2. Insubordination: Douglas MacArthur

3. Moral Cowardice: Harold K. "Johnny" Johnson

4. Toxic Leadership: Hyman G. Rickover

5. Obstruction of Justice: John M. Poindexter and Colin L. Powell

6. Sex Crimes: The Tailhook Admirals

7. Public Corruption: Fat Leonard's Dirty Dozen Admirals

Conclusion

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Einband - fest (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780268206529
ISBN-10: 026820652X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Matthews, Jeffrey J
Hersteller: University of Notre Dame Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 233 x 155 x 33 mm
Von/Mit: Jeffrey J Matthews
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.10.2023
Gewicht: 0,71 kg
Artikel-ID: 126353029
Über den Autor

Jeffrey J. Matthews is the George Frederick Jewett Distinguished Professor at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington. He teaches American history and leadership and has written or edited four previous books, including Colin Powell: Imperfect Patriot (University of Notre Dame Press, 2019), winner of the Foreword INDIES War and Military Book of the Year Award and finalist for the Army Historical Foundation Book Award.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

1. War Crimes: Jacob H. "Hell Roaring" Smith

2. Insubordination: Douglas MacArthur

3. Moral Cowardice: Harold K. "Johnny" Johnson

4. Toxic Leadership: Hyman G. Rickover

5. Obstruction of Justice: John M. Poindexter and Colin L. Powell

6. Sex Crimes: The Tailhook Admirals

7. Public Corruption: Fat Leonard's Dirty Dozen Admirals

Conclusion

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Einband - fest (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780268206529
ISBN-10: 026820652X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Matthews, Jeffrey J
Hersteller: University of Notre Dame Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 233 x 155 x 33 mm
Von/Mit: Jeffrey J Matthews
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.10.2023
Gewicht: 0,71 kg
Artikel-ID: 126353029
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