Kevin J. Dougherty

Shaping the battle for Vicksburg in leadership terms makes it a very interesting read. The reader understands exactly why outcomes were achieved, when expressed in ways that relate to leadership on both sides. Virtues like confidence, trust, and relationships made big differences and clearly influenced outcomes. For example, confederate president Jeff Davis confidently thought himself the general in chief and abdicated some of the presidential roles. The subsequent micro-management undermined subordinates to such an extent that they would/could not make their own decisions. History has shown that other presidents, notably LBJ, have done the same and had similar results. Some of the characters--Pembertin, Sherman et.al...I need to read more of!… (mehr)