"In the hands of Mike Leach and Buddy Levy, the story of this
brilliant Apache leader comes into sharp focus, both in their narrative
of his life and in spirited commentaries on its meaning" (S.C. Gwynne,
author of Pulitzer Prize finalist Empire of the Summer Moon).
Playing cowboys and Indians as a boy, legendary college football coach
Mike Leach always chose to be the Indian--the underdog whose success
turned on being a tough, resourceful, ingenious fighter. And the
greatest Indian military leader of all was Geronimo, the Apache warrior
whose name is so symbolic of courage that World War II paratroopers
shouted it as they leaped from airplanes into battle.
Told in the style of Robert Greene's The 48 Laws of Power, Leach's
compelling and inspiring book examines Geronimo's leadership approach
and the timeless strategies, decisions, and personal qualities that made
him a success. Raised in an unforgiving landscape, Geronimo and his band
faced enemies better armed, better equipped, and more numerous than they
were. But somehow they won victories against all odds, beguiling the
United States and Mexican governments and earning the respect and awe of
those generals committed to hunting him down. While some believed that
Geronimo had supernatural powers, much of his genius can be ascribed to
old-fashioned values such as relentless training and preparation,
leveraging resources, finding ways to turn defeats into victories, and
being faster and more nimble than his enemy. The tactics of Geronimo
would be studied and copied by the US military for generations.
Pain, pride, humility, family--many things shaped Geronimo's life. In
this "compelling book that humanizes a man many misunderstood" (New
York Times bestselling author Brian Kilmeade), Mike Leach illustrates
how we too can use the forces and circumstances of our own lives to
build true leadership today.
