Hal Moore on Leadership: Winning when Outgunned and Outmanned - Paperback

by Mike Guardia (Author), Harold G. Moore (Author)

"If you think you might lose, you've already lost" is just one of Moore's rules for leading self and others...

"Hal Moore personified outstanding leadership. Whatever your profession might be, his leadership approach of Competence, Judgment, and Character is more relevant today than ever. Mike Guardia brings alive General Moore's approach in a compelling, concise way "
- Don R. Knauss, Former Chairman & CEO, The Clorox Company

"Hal Moore was not only a great leader. He was also a great student and teacher of leadership. Mike Guardia has distilled General Moore's wisdom into this excellent book. Moore's lessons apply to the boardroom as well as the battlefield. "
- H.R. McMaster, author of Dereliction of Duty: Lyndon Johnson, Robert McNamara, The Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Lies that Led to Vietnam

Hal Moore led his life by a set of principles - a code developed through years of experience, trial-and-error, and the study of leaders of every stripe. In a career spanning more than thirty years, Moore's life touched upon many historical events: the Occupation of Japan, the Korean War, Vietnam, and the refashioning of the US Army into an all-volunteer force. At each juncture, he learned critical lessons and had opportunities to affect change through measured responses. Hal Moore on Leadership offers a comprehensive guide to the principles that helped shape Moore's success both on and off the battlefield. They are strategies for the outnumbered, outgunned, and seemingly hopeless. They apply to any leader in any organization - business or military. These lessons and principles are nothing theoretical or scientific. They are simply rules of thumb learned and practiced by a man who spent his entire adult life leading others and perfecting his art of leadership.

Author Biography

Harold G. Moore is a retired Lieutenant General in the United States Army. A 1945 graduate of West Point, Moore first saw combat during the Korean War, where he fought in the battles of Old Baldy, T-Bone, and Pork Chop Hill. At the beginning of the Vietnam War, he commanded the 1st Battalion of the 7th Cavalry in the Battle of Ia Drang, the first major battle between U.S. and North Vietnamese regulars. Together with Joseph Galloway, Moore later wrote of his experiences in the New York Times Bestseller, We Were Soldiers Once...and Young, which Hollywood later adapted into the film, We Were Soldiers, starring Mel Gibson.
After his retirement from active duty in 1977, Moore became the Executive Vice President of the Crested Butte Ski Area in Crested Butte, CO while maintaining a second home in Auburn, Alabama. Moore passed away on February 10, 2017 at the age of 94. His numerous awards include the Distinguished Service Cross, the Master Parachutist Badge, the Distinguished Graduate Award from the West Point Association of Graduates.

Mike Guardia is an Armor Officer in the United States Army Reserve. He served six years on active duty in a variety of staff and leadership roles. He holds a BA and MA in American History from the University of Houston. Since 2010, he has authored ten (10) books on various topics ranging from military history to children's literature. Guardia has twice been nominated for the Army Historical Foundation's Distinguished Writing Award and is a recipient of the Gold Medal Book Award from the Military Writers Society of America. He has given book presentations at the US Special Operations Command, the International Spy Museum, the George HW Bush Presidential Library, and the Decatur Book Festival.