CHAPTER 12
Gettysburg: A Case Study in Strategic Leadership
Located 30 miles south of the U.S. Army War College is the Gettysburg battlefield. As a pivotal battle in the American Civil War—the war that affirmed our identity as a united nation—the battle of Gettysburg has particular significance for our institution, which is charged with educating and developing strategic leaders. As military professionals, many of our staff and faculty have combat experience and can identify with those who fought at Gettysburg in 1863. What happened at Gettysburg is part of our heritage, and when we remember and use it to develop strategic leaders, we honor those who fought and died there.
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