Answer:
Sorry never read the book but I looked this up.
Explanation:
Arguably, Stanhope often proves himself an effective leader throughout Journey's End through his prioritizing of others' needs above his own. Gerald Brooks said that “when you become a leader you give up the right to think about yourself”
“Was” is the helping verb
“Taking” is the main verb
For us to find out this question we would have to read the full book! Very sorry