The Elite Leadership Course: Life at Sandhurst

The only authentic account of Lord Rowallan’s ruthlessly unorthodox methods of leadership development at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
“This is a brilliant account of how leadership is made.” – Andy McNab
This is the true story of 21 young men desperately trying to survive the most brutal leadership course of modern times. A throw back to the Highland Fieldcraft Training Center, the revolutionary brain child of Lord Rowallan during the Second World War, this fascinating insight explains the extraordinary lengths Sandhurst goes to in pursuit of generating the world’s greatest military leaders. No one could have known that the intensity of their training was coincidentally little more than a prelude to a decade of war in Afghanistan and Iraq where attrition rates became comparable to those reached during the Second World War.
This captivating story is full of emotion brought on by physical and mental endeavor that leads to success and failure. This intimate and revealing story of camaraderie is the first of its kind. But learning how to lead subordinates during the darkest of hours, living in the most austere of environments comes at a price. Unconventional and at times controversial, this is the only authentic account of life in Rowallan Company Sandhurst at a time when the world teetered on the brink of war with insurgents and dictators armed with weapons of mass destruction.
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pen and Sword Military
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 26, 2021
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 424 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1526790491
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1526790491
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.87 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.1 x 1.7 x 9.3 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #1,297,768 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #88 in Military Life & Institutions History #556 in Iraq War History (Books) #2,414 in Military Strategy History (Books)
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