Supreme Command

“An excellent, vividly written” ( The Washington Post ) account of leadership in wartime that explores how four great democratic statesmen— Abraham Lincoln, Georges Clemenceau, Winston Churchill, and David Ben-Gurion—worked with the military leaders who served them during warfare. The relationship between military leaders and political leaders has always been a complicated one, especially in times of war. When the chips are down, who should run the show—the politicians or the generals? In Suprem