Steel My Soldiers’ Hearts

David Hackworth was described by many as the finest combat leader of his generation, battlefield commissioned in Korea he was an exceptional leader and later an outspoken critic of US policy in Vietnam and the leadership failings of the US military and the Pentagon. He was described by General Creighton Abrams, the overall commander in Vietnam, as ‘the best Battalion commander I ever saw’. This story narrates his experience as a Battalion Commander in Vietnam as he turns around a failing unit with terrible morale and makes it exceptional.  This is an outstanding story of the power of leadership in action.