Steven L. Ossad
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Quick Links E-mail the Author Applied Battlefield Concepts, LLC Selected Works Henry Ware Lawton: Flawed Giant and Hero of Four Wars, Army History, Winter 2007 Brevet Colonel, Commander of the 30th Indiana Volunteers, and recipient of the Medal of Honor - all at the age of 23 - Henry Lawton's career spanned four decades until he fell "bringing democracy to a distant land." BG Joseph Mansfield, Military Heritage Magazine, February 2007 When Joseph K.F. Mansfield fell at the Battle of Antietam, he was the ranking casualty on either side, the oldest general and West Point graduate to die in battle. The Terrills: "God Alone Knows Which Was Right", America's Civil War Magazine, September 2006 William and James Terrill of Virginia chose opposing sides in the Civil War, rose to general and fell in battle. Theirs is a unique story of "brother against brother". Paperback Edition of Major General Maurice Rose: World War II's Greatest Forgotten Commander The only American Armored Division commander to die in battle, Maurice Rose was the son and grandson of rabbis who rose from private to general to lead the premier American armored force to victory. The Corporate Staff Ride: A Proven Military Training Tool Comes to the Boardroom, Wharton Leadership Digest, January 2006 For more than a century, the "Staff Ride" has been used to train the nation's military leaders. Now it has been adapted by APPLIED BATTLEFIELD CONCEPTS LLC for use by corporations to train top management in the principles of leadership under pressure. Drawings of Antietam Commanders "Commanders at Antietam" is a collection of the author's drawings related to ongoing work on the Corporate Staff Ride Command Failures: Lessons Learned from Lloyd R. Fredendall, Army Magazine, March 2003 Winner, 2003 Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award The Fighting McCooks, Military History Magazine, October 2005 Sixteen of the McCook Family served in the Union Army or Navy during the Civil War. Seven became generals. Four gave the last full measure. Commodore Thomas Macdonough: Hero of the Barbary Wars, Victor at Lake Champlain, Military Heritage Magazine, October 2004 Thomas Macdonough faced Arab terrorists with steel and musket - in 1804 Russian General Ivan D. Chernyakhovsky, WWII History Magazine, May 2004 Russia's General Ivan Chernyakhovsky achieved a combat record that is virtually unknown in the West. Fighting Admiral of Guadalcanal, World War II Magazine, May 2004 Daniel Judson Callaghan's heroic sacrifice off Guadalcanal saved the embattled defenders of Henderson Field. In the Front Ranks of Gallant Men, World War II Magazine, November 2003 Brigadier General Frederick W. Castle's leadership in and out of the cockpit made him one of the most admired men in the Eighth Air Force The Frustrations of Leonard Wood, Army Magazine, September 2003 The only physician ever to rise to Army Chief of Staff, Leonard Wood's path to success produced as many enemies as admirers. The Last Battle of Gen. William Orlando Darby, Army Magazine, January 2003 Creator of the modern American Rangers, Darby led his men to great victories and a catastrophic defeat, but was always in the thick of the action. Martin Blumenson (1918-2005) Martin Blumenson spent his life writing the history of an institution he respected greatly and knew intimately, the United States Army. He inspired generations of his students and successors to the highest standard of excellence.

Russian General Ivan D. Chernyakhovsky, WWII History Magazine, May 2004 Nicolai Tomby's Statue of Chernyakhovsky (originally in Vilna, Lithuania) The inscription on the pedestal reads: "To Army General I.D. Chernyakhovsky from the Lithuanian people." From the world's foremost authority on the Eastern Front: “Your piece on Chernyakhovsky is an excellent one in every respect.” David N. Glantz, author, When Titans Clashed, July 2003 From the Director of the Chernyakhovsky Museum, Minsk, Belarus: “ ... a profound article about General Ivan Chernyakhovsky … we appreciate your interest to this topic as well as your professionalism in describing it.” Alexander A. Korzyuk, Head of the Peoples Museum of Gymnasium #11, Mink, Belarus, March 2004 From the Vilna Travel Guide: "His intelligent resolute face is anxious and strained as he directs the battle. He is standing still and only his clenched left fist betrays his tremendous inner tension." Chernyakhovsky Square, Vilna, Lithuania

Obituary, "Chernyakovsky," February 20, 1945 "A Hero Falls in Action," Time Magazine, February 26, 1945 "Scourge of the 'Supermen'," by David Abarbanel, Liberal Judaism, August 1944, pp. 20-21 (599 KB) Commemorative Postcards and First Day Covers Learn More About General Chernyakhovsky Learn More About Gymnasia 11, Minsk, Belarus, Named for General Chernyakhovksy

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