Supreme Command.SUPREME COMMAND. Eliot A. Cohen Eliot A. Cohen is the Robert E. Osgood professor in American Foreign Policy at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University. . 200212003. Read by Robert Whitfield. 8 tapes. 11.5 hrs. Blackstone Audiobooks. 0-7861-23966. $56.95. Vinyl; content notes. SA What is the role of statesmen and civilian leadership in the successful waging of a war? This book examines four statesmen Four Statesmen is a Barbershop quartet that won the 1967 SPEBSQSA international competition. Preceded by Auto Towners SPEBSQSA International Quartet Champions 1967 Succeeded by Western Continentals who led their countries successfully in war: Abraham Lincoln and the American Civil War American Civil War or Civil War or War Between the States (1861–65) Conflict between the U.S. federal government and 11 Southern states that fought to secede from the Union. ; Georges Clemenceau and WW I in France; Winston Churchill and WW II in Britain; and David Ben-Gurion and the Israeli War of Independence. In each case, Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. shows how these men were intimately involved in the details of the conduct of the war, as well as being leaders of their nations during these troubled times. Several examples stand out--Abraham Lincoln leading spirited strategy sessions with his generals; Clemenceau, in his 70s, visiting the horrible front line trenches of WW I on a weekly basis; Churchill submitting reports that showed a detailed knowledge of what was going on; and Ben-Gurion similarly deeply versed Versed® Midazolam Pharmacology A preoperative sedative in the history and intricacies of his situation. Whitfield offers a professional and smooth reading of this book. His voice is even and clear, and his timing is impeccable. For history and war buffs. Susan Offner, Teacher, Lexington H.S., Lexington, MA |
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