History is filled with many high profile examples of both great and disastrous leadership. The stories of well known leaders in do-or-die situations create wonderful opportunities to learn more about leadership. From our vantage point as "Monday morning quarterbacks" we can dissect, evaluate and second guess history's most famous leaders. We learn from their triumphs and tragedies.Here's a list of some classic books that share important leadership lessons from history.
Lincoln on Leadership: Executive Strategies for Tough Times by Donald Phillips
Alexander the Great’s Art of Strategy: The Timeless Lessons of History's Greatest Empire Builder by Partha Bose
George C. Marshall: The Rubrics of Leadership by Steward Husted
Churchill on Leadership: Executive Success in the Face of Adversity by Steven Hayward
Leadership Lessons from the Civil War: Winning Strategies for Today’s Managers by Tom Wheeler
Eisenhower on Leadership: Ike’s Enduring Lessons in Total Victory Management by Alan Axelrod
Leading at the Edge: Leadership Lessons from the Extraordinary Saga of Shackleton’s Antarctic
Expedition by Dennis Perkins
Theodore Roosevelt on Leadership: Executive Lessons from the Bully Pulpit by James Strock
Leadership the Eleanor Roosevelt Way by Robin Gerber
The Genius of Sitting Bull: 13 Heroic Strategies for Today’s Business Leaders by Emmett Murphy
The Leadership Moment: Nine True Stories of Triumph and Disaster and Their Lessons for Us All by
Michael Useem
The Way of the Warrior: Business Tactics and Techniques from History’s Twelve Greatest Generals
by James Dunnigan and Daniel Masterson
Into the Unknown: Leadership Lessons from Lewis and Clark’s Daring Westward Expedition by Jack
