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Leading from the Front: An autobiography
by
Dannatt
As Chief of the General Staff, Sir Richard Dannatt was in overall command of the British army for the three years from 2006. This period saw some of the fiercest fighting yet in Afghanistan, and new and increased pressures and expectation placed on the army. From his very first day in the job General Dannatt proved himself a courageous leader and a forceful advocate for th
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Hardcover
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432 pages
Published
September 16th 2010
by Bantam Press
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A very interesting auto-biography of a very interesting man. Clearly this was written to satisfy a few political arguments, but nevertheless it is a very good read and does emphasise a lot of practical leadership.
You get the feeling throughout, right from his first days as a 2Lt, that he was frustrated the Army/MOD couldn't provide a satisfactory solution to an obvious problem; that you just had to "muddle on throughout" - hence why he spoke out so vociferously when CGS.
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You get the feeling throughout, right from his first days as a 2Lt, that he was frustrated the Army/MOD couldn't provide a satisfactory solution to an obvious problem; that you just had to "muddle on throughout" - hence why he spoke out so vociferously when CGS.
One chapter near the end ...more
Interesting glimpse into a world very alien to me -- though it does bring back memories of being an air cadet. The biographical bits and theorizing about the army's role in the modern world were more enjoyable than the axe grinding/score settling, and he only seemed to be back-pedalling in a few spots. I can't help being irritated at the privilege implicit in his background (as when his father-in-law gave him and his wife a 300 year old farmhouse in Norfolk so they'd have a place to call home --
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