My Share of the Task: A Memoir

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title My Share of the Task: A Memoir
Authors and Contributors      By (author) General Stanley McChrystal
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:480
Dimensions(mm): Height 206,Width 145
Category/GenreBiographies and autobiography
Memoirs
Military history
ISBN/Barcode 9781591846826
ClassificationsDewey:B
Audience
General
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint Portfolio
Publication Date 28 January 2014
Publication Country United States

Description

In this illuminating memoir, McChrystal frankly explores the major episodes and controversies of his career. He describes the many outstanding leaders he served with and the handful of bad leaders he learned not to emulate. "General McChrystal is a legendary warrior with a fine eye for enduring lessons about leadership, courage, and consequence." -Tom Brokaw General Stanley McChrystal is widely admired for his hunger to know the truth, his courage to find it, and his humility to listen to those around him. Even as the commanding officer of all U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan, he stationed himself forward and frequently went on patrols with his troops to experience their challenges firsthand. In this illuminating New York Times bestseller, McChrystal frankly explores the major episodes and controversies of his career. He describes the many outstanding leaders he served with and the handful of bad leaders he learned not to emulate. And he paints a vivid portrait of how the military establishment turned itself, in one generation, into the adaptive, resilient force that would soon be tested in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the wider War on Terror. "A compelling account of his impressive career." -The Wall Street Journal ' "This is a brilliant book about leadership wrapped inside a fascinating personal narrative." -Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs Stanley McChrystal retired in July 2010 as a four-star general in the U.S. Army. His last assignment was as the commander of the International Security Assistance Force and as the commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan. He is currently a senior fellow at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs and cofounder of the McChrystal Group, a leadership consulting firm. He and his wife, Annie, live in Virginia.

Author Biography

Stanley McChrystal retired in July 2010 as a four-star general in the U.S. Army. His last assignment was as the commander of the International Security Assistance Force and as the commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan. He is currently a senior fellow at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs and cofounder of the McChrystal Group, a leadership consulting firm. He and his wife, Annie, live in Virginia.

Reviews

A compelling account of his impressive career * The Wall Street Journal * This is a brilliant book about leadership wrapped inside a fascinating personal narrative -- Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs A clear, compelling, self-critical, and utterly unpretentious memoir. I know of no better book on the nature of modern military command -- John Lewis Gaddis, author of George F. Kennan