First published 2017
This collection gathers the military writings and speeches of Lt. General H.R. McMaster following his nomination by President Trump as National Security Advisor. The compilation spans McMaster's scholarly work on warfare transformation, including his analysis of dominant knowledge assumptions in future conflicts and his thoughts on combined arms tactics. Key documents examine the moral preparation of soldiers for combat, the Army's operating concepts for future warfare, and McMaster's study of military strategy. The collection features his book "Dereliction of Duty" about Vietnam War leadership failures under Lyndon Johnson and Robert McNamara. Additional materials cover defense transformation, the role of military lawyers in ethical conduct, and McMaster's critiques of harmful military myths. Speeches on celebrating diversity and sustaining force balance round out this comprehensive look at a general's intellectual approach to modern warfare and military leadership challenges.
Genres: biography, political-science, non-fiction, military-history, academic, american-history
Vibes: thought-provoking
Tropes: leadership
Setting: Vietnam
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
184 pages · Paperback · Independently Published