“InthehandsofMikeLeachandBuddyLevy,thestoryofthisbrilliantApacheleadercomesintosharpfocus,bothintheirnarrativeofhislifeandinspiritedcommentariesonitsmeaning“(S.C.Gwynne,authorofPulitzerPrizefinalistEmpireoftheSummerMoon).PlayingcowboysandIndiansasaboy,legendarycollegefootballcoachMikeLeachalwayschosetobetheIndian--theunderdogwhosesuccessturnedonbeingatough,resourceful,ingeniousfighter.AndthegreatestIndianmilitaryleaderofallwasGeronimo,theApachewarriorwhosenameissosymbolicofcouragethatWorldWarIIparatroopersshouteditastheyleapedfromairplanesintobattle.ToldinthestyleofRobertGreene’sThe48LawsofPower,Leach’scompellingandinspiringbookexaminesGeronimo’sleadershipapproachandthetimelessstrategies,decisions,andpersonalqualitiesthatmadehimasuccess.Raisedinanunforgivinglandscape,Geronimoandhisbandfacedenemiesbetterarmed,betterequipped,andmorenumerousthantheywere.Butsomehowtheywonvictoriesagainstallodds,beguilingtheUnitedStatesandMexicangovernmentsandearningtherespectandaweofthosegeneralscommittedtohuntinghimdown.WhilesomebelievedthatGeronimohadsupernaturalpowers,muchofhisgeniuscanbeascribedtoold-fashionedvaluessuchasrelentlesstrainingandpreparation,leveragingresources,findingwaystoturndefeatsintovictories,andbeingfasterandmorenimblethanhisenemy.ThetacticsofGeronimowouldbestudiedandcopiedbytheUSmilitaryforgenerations.Pain,pride,humility,family--manythingsshapedGeronimo’slife.Inthis“compellingbookthathumanizesamanmanymisunderstood“(NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorBrianKilmeade),MikeLeachillustrateshowwetoocanusetheforcesandcircumstancesofourownlivestobuildtrueleadershiptoday.
