A Comparison of the Operational Leadership of General Ulysses S. Grant and General Robert E. Lee During the American Civil War.

Abstract

OPERATIONAL LEADERSHIP IS A DIFFICULT CONCEPT TO DEFINE. THIS PAPER DEVELOPS A MODEL FOR OPERATIONAL LEADERSHIP, WHICH LISTS FOUR MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES OF OPERATIONAL LEADERS. AFTER PROVIDING AN HISTORICAL BACKGROUND, THIS PAPER THEN USES THAT MODEL TO COMPARE THE OPERATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF GENERAL ULYSSES S. GRANT AND GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE IN THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 12, 1996
Accession Number
ADA307454

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People

  • Daniel J. Lynch

Organizations

  • Naval War College

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Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems

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  • Civil War
  • Civil War (United States)
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Support
  • Military Operations
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • Pennsylvania
  • Personality
  • United States
  • Universities
  • Virginia
  • War
  • War Colleges

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