Comparison of the Operational Leadership of General Ulysses S. Grant and GeneralRobert E. Lee During the American Civil War

摘要

Operational leadership is a difficult concept to define. This paper develops amodel for operational leadership, which lists four major responsibilities of operational leaders. After providing a historical background, this paper then uses that model to compare the operational leadership of General Ulysses S. Grant and General Robert E. Lee in the American Civil War.