A Time To Lead: For Duty, Honor and Country.

CLARK, Wesley K with Tom Carhart. [Madeleine K. Albright].

$600.00

Item Number: 149012

New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.

First edition of Clark’s reflections on his military and leadership experiences. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, Association copy, inscribed by author on the front free endpaper, “To Madeleine with admiration and appreciation for your friendship and support Wes.” The recipient, Madeleine K. Albright was the first woman to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State. She acted under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001, leading the United States through foreign policy in the Middle East with the endorsement of military action in Iraq. At the 1998 NATO summit, Albright coined the “3 Ds” of NATO, “which is no diminution of NATO, no discrimination and no duplication – because I think that we don’t need any of those three “Ds” to happen.” After her tenure as Secretary of State, she served as chair of the consulting Albright Stonebridge Group and was the Michael and Virginia Mortara Endowed Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. For Albright’s contributions to foreign policy and relations that defined a century, President Barack Obama awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Bookplate to the front pastedown from, “The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Albright.”  Jacket design by Rob Grom. Jacket photograph by Rick Friedman/Corbis.

In A Time to Lead: For Duty, Honor, and Country, retired General Wesley K. Clark reflects on his experiences in military leadership and public service, offering insights into the qualities and principles required to navigate complex challenges. Blending memoir and leadership philosophy, Clark recounts key moments from his career, including his time as NATO Supreme Allied Commander during the Kosovo conflict, to illustrate the importance of strategic thinking, ethical decision-making, and resilience in leadership. Clark emphasizes the foundational values of duty, honor, and country as guiding principles for effective leadership, both in military and civilian contexts. He discusses the necessity of adaptability, collaboration, and vision in responding to rapidly changing global and domestic environments. Through personal anecdotes and analysis, Clark advocates for leaders to embrace responsibility, foster trust, and prioritize the well-being of those they serve.