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Follow Me II: More on the Human Element in Leadership
Follow Me II is the final collection of "Red" Newman's widely read and influential "Forward Edge" columns published in ARMY magazine over a twenty-year span.
Red was virtually a legend in his own time. His leadership as a regimental commander on Red Beach during the October 1944 Leyte landings in the Philippines inspired the "Follow Me!" painting in the Army in Action poster series. Through his writings General Newman has had a major influence in the development of generations of U.S. Army leaders.
The articles in Follow Me II, written in Newman's pithy and often poignant style, are filled with nuggets of information of value to leaders and commanders ranging from two stripes to two stars. General Newman deals with leadership not as a theoretical construct but as a personal tool for motivating real people to accomplish everything from the "ash-and-trash" routines of garrison life to the seemingly impossible demands of combat.
Newman's writing conveys the knowledge and wisdom of a lifetime in the army, both in peacetime and at war, and his devotion to the service and the people who make it a human entity.
Follow Me II is a rare combination of recollections, anecdotes, and incidents that provides important leadership lessons and serves as a window through which the reader can observe and appreciate the "Old Army."
Red was virtually a legend in his own time. His leadership as a regimental commander on Red Beach during the October 1944 Leyte landings in the Philippines inspired the "Follow Me!" painting in the Army in Action poster series. Through his writings General Newman has had a major influence in the development of generations of U.S. Army leaders.
The articles in Follow Me II, written in Newman's pithy and often poignant style, are filled with nuggets of information of value to leaders and commanders ranging from two stripes to two stars. General Newman deals with leadership not as a theoretical construct but as a personal tool for motivating real people to accomplish everything from the "ash-and-trash" routines of garrison life to the seemingly impossible demands of combat.
Newman's writing conveys the knowledge and wisdom of a lifetime in the army, both in peacetime and at war, and his devotion to the service and the people who make it a human entity.
Follow Me II is a rare combination of recollections, anecdotes, and incidents that provides important leadership lessons and serves as a window through which the reader can observe and appreciate the "Old Army."
- GenresLeadershipWar
272 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1992
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June 15, 2018
Quite an amazing read. Must read for all army guys.
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September 2, 2019Interesting observations and recollections by a World War II era General about combat.
July 20, 2025
An expansion of his first work, “Follow Me: The Human Element in Leadership,” While that was more oriented to the front line leader, this is more a mentor book for junior and mid grade officers. Well worth the read.
October 17, 2023
An autobiography of general Newman which gives stage to stage dev of leadership traits and gives a manual to young leaders how they should pursue their caree
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