The Officer as a Leader is a remarkable book on military leadership, wherein the author discusses the psychology of a leader and what it takes to be one. In this now famous book, he points out the thirteen mistakes that every leader should avoid that are now as well known in Armies across the world as are the Ten Commandaments. S.L.A. Marshall has looked at the arena of battle closely and analysed situations and circumstances that question and test human psychology. His suggestions are thus all encompassing, focusing on the minute as well as the larger picture. While there are several books that focus on war realities and decisions taken under pressure, this book lays emphasis on the psychological competence that is required of an officer to lead in times of war. A classic, this book continues to hold place of pride on the military bookshelf.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR General S.L.A. Marshall
General Samuel Lyman Atwood Marshall, 1900-1977, American author and military analyst was born in Catskill, N.Y. Having served in world war I, he embarked upon a career in journalsim, working as an editorial writer and military critic for the Detroit News. In world War II he was chief combat historian in the Central Pacific (1943) and chief historian for the European Theater of Operations (1945) and during the Korean War was an infantry operations analyst for the U.S. army, with the rank of brigadier general. Marshall developed several systems to analyze infantry performance in battle. Among his many works are Blitzkrieg (1940); Armies on Wheels (1941); Men against Fire (1947); The River and the Gauntlet (1953); Pork Chop Hill (1956); Sinai Victory (1958); Night Drop (1962); and Crimsoned Prairie (1972).
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