I'd highly recommend you read Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War. It's a book about many things: the ridiculousness of war, friendship, valour, politics, racism, overcoming adversity, and so much more. At its heart it is also a book about leadership . . . leadership under the most unimaginable conditions. The writing is so vivid that you can literally "see" the agonising decisions that the central character of Lt. Mellas has to make as a platoon leader.
The novel is also a welcome escape from the shelves full of leadership theory books - some written by people who are "experts" in the field but wouldn't actually know how to lead their way out of a paper bag. The author of Matterhorn, however, has the kind of credentials that oblige you to believe him. Karl Marlantes is a highly decorated Marine, a veteran of the Vietnam War and, among other things, a Rhodes Scholar. The guy knows what he's talking about when it comes to leadership.
Hope you get as much out of it as I did. Enjoy.
