What qualities enabled George Washington - celebrated as the 'father of his country' - to lead a sometimes ramshackle army to victory in the American Revolutionary War and then serve with distinction as the first US President in 1789-97?
How did Winston Churchill succeed in inspiring the British people in the darkest days of World War II, when the struggle against the power of Nazi Germany might have seemed hopeless?
What made Queen Elizabeth I - hailed as 'Gloriana' by her people - such a triumphantly successful leader, who oversaw the defeat of the mighty Spanish Armada and the flowering of literary geniuses such as William Shakespeare?
Have the qualities needed by great leaders changed across centuries? How have the image of the leader and the concept of leadership evolved? This gripping book combines the stories of great leaders' achievements with insightful analysis of what inspired them to lead, and how they pursued and found success.
