Marine Corps generalship
By: Edgar F. Puryear, Jr. ; foreword by General Alfred M. Gray, Jr.
Publisher: National Defense University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 513
Subjects: United States. -- Marine Corps -- Officers; United States. -- Marine Corps -- Military life; Generals -- United States; Command of troops; Character; Leadership -- United States
Other titles: Generalship
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 497-511).
Table of contents: title: "Only one officer runs the Marine Corps" : the role of the commandant; title: "General, will you do me the honor..." : selection of the commandant; title: "Destiny hangs by a slender thread" : making the decision to join the Marine Corps; title: "Think of yourself as the institution" : decisionmaking; title: "You have to be heard, and you have to be felt" : the importance of presence; title: "We will not compromise on this" : having the character to challenge; title: "Don't ignore the yesterdays of war" : the importance of reading; title: "As a teacher does a scholar" : mentorship; title: "Time with people is never wasted" : consideration; title: "Authority and responsibility are inseparable" : accountability; title: "Miracles must be wrought if victories are to be won" : character and leadership; title: "The Marine way of life" : the pattern for success.