Pilot Lecture: How to Think like a General—Ulysses S. Grant

No one who examined the early life of Ulysses S. Grant could have predicted his rise to the pinnacle of the United States Army and, ultimately, to the highest office in the land. So, what is it about Grant that led him from an unremarkable youth in Ohio to Commander in Chief of the United States? In How to Think like a General: Ulysses S. Grant, you’ll join Dr. Harry S. Laver of the US Army Command and General Staff College to examine the life and career of Ulysses S. Grant and uncover how an ordinary young man became the leader of a nation ravaged by war. As you trace the story of Grant’s early education, military experience, and political ambitions, you’ll understand how thinking like a general can help you develop the core principles that fueled an astonishing rise to leadership and influence.