Forged in Crisis tells the story of historical leaders from Ernest Shackleton to Abraham Lincoln to Frederick Douglass. Throughout it all, Koehn looks at their strengths and challenges in leadership positions pulling out tactics and lessons we can all apply. I found Shackleton’s story to be the most enthralling. I can’t imagine the situation of having all of my men trapped on the ice for that long and still maintaining the mental strength and fortitude necessary to bring them home.