Great Leaders

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The paper discusses how Sir Winston Churchill, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Ulysses S. Grant made lasting impressions on the United States and Western civilization. The paper contends that these leaders stand out as exemplary examples, due to their powerful and influential leadership styles and their ability to alter the face of history under often extreme political, social and cultural conditions. The paper discusses each of these personalities separately and presents a literature review of recommended reading.

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Introduction
Sir Winston Churchill
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ulysses S. Grant
Literature Review

From the Paper:

"As the war raged on in Europe in 1945, Sir Winston Churchill, then Prime Minister of England, urged Josef Stalin, the Communist leader of the Soviet Union, to join him and President Franklin Roosevelt at a conference to discuss their common goal to defeat Nazi Germany. Yet Stalin refused to leave Russia which prompted Churchill to recommend that the conference be held in Yalta in the Russian Crimea. Stalin quickly agreed and as these three national leaders came together, they soon agreed to discuss four primary areas of concern--the immediate future of Germany following an Allied victory, post-war political arrangements in eastern Europe, the entry of the Soviet Union into the war against Japan in the Pacific and the details of the United Nations Charter."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Barber, James G. (1985). U.S. Grant: The Man and the Image. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press.
• Blakesley, Lance. (1995). Presidential Leadership: From Eisenhower to Clinton.IL: Nelson-Hall Publishers.
• Lamb, Richard. (1993). Churchill as War Leader. New York: Carroll & Graf.
• Littauer, Florence. (1989). Personalities in Power: The Making of Great Leaders.Lafayette, LA: Huntington House Publishers.
• Mooney, Brian. (2004). Shaping History: 100 Great Leaders. London: Foulsham Press.

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