Brave Decisions: Profiles in Courage and Character from American Military History

Brave Decisions presents true stories of men in American military history who met a moral challenge and did “the right thing.” Having the courage to choose the right path, these fifteen men, including Ulysses S. Grant, Douglas MacArthur, and Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., have become American heroes. Their dilemmas did not involve simple choices of honor and dishonor but hard, courageous, and ethical paths that had both professional and personal consequences. Brave Decisions highlights leaders who recognized the right course.