High Command in War

by Bernard Montgomery

Considered one of the best military minds in the world.Read about real leadership.I have had some great bosses in my life and they all possessed something here.THE PRINCIPLES OF WAR 1. A war is won by victories in battle. No victories will be gained unless commanders will sort out clearly in their own minds those essentials which are vital for success, and will ensure that those things form the framework on which all action is based. 2. There are certain points which are fundamental; they are important always, and to neglect any of them will probably lead to failure; they will apply, in a greater or lesser degree, to all commanders at all times. 3. I give below those points which, in my opinion, are fundamental and are vital for success. Close attention to these points has paid me a good dividend, and I commend them to all commanders. I consider that these points form the principles of modern war.

34 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 18, 2011

About the author

Field Marshal Sir Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC; 17 November 1887 – 24 March 1976), nicknamed "Monty" and the "Spartan General", was a British Army officer. He saw action in the First World War, where he was seriously wounded. During the Second World War he commanded the Eighth Army from August 1942 in the Western Desert until the final Allied victory in Tunisia. This command included the Battle of El Alamein, a turning point in the Western Desert Campaign. He subsequently commanded the Eighth Army in Sicily and Italy.

He was in command of all Allied ground forces during Operation Overlord from the initial landings until after the Battle of Normandy. He then continued in command of the 21st Army Group for the rest of the campaign in North West Europe. As such he was the principal field commander for the failed airborne attempt to bridge the Rhine at Arnhem and the Allied Rhine crossing. On 4 May 1945 he took the German surrender at Lüneburg Heath in northern Germany. After the war he became Commander-in-Chief of the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) in Germany and then Chief of the Imperial General Staff.