Extreme Tactical Leadership: The Traits and Skills of Successful Battalion Commanders in Combat

Explores the experiences of twelve battalion commanders, revealing the leadership skills and principles required to succeed in extreme combat environments.

Combat is extreme leadership, requiring the utmost of an organizational leader. Complex combat operations require competent and confident leaders, and while combat constantly evolves with technological advances, the requirement for combat leaders remains.

A battalion—comprising a headquarters and multiple companies or batteries—is the bac...