Leadership, Management and Command: Rethinking D-DayThe author argues that the successes and failures of D-Day, on both sides, cannot be explained by comparing the competing strategies of each side. Instead he provides an account of the battle through the overarching nature of the relationship between the leaders and their followers. |
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... Soviet surren- der ? – if it was what would happen if Stalin refused to comply ? As we shall see , then , developing a successful strategy - both against your enemy and with your allies - depends upon recognition that success is not ...
... Soviet surren- der ? – if it was what would happen if Stalin refused to comply ? As we shall see , then , developing a successful strategy - both against your enemy and with your allies - depends upon recognition that success is not ...
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... Soviet Union about the strategy for the war effort . That strategy was to attack Germany first , since Germany was regarded as the strongest opponent - much to Admiral King's disdain , who , as Commander - in - Chief of the US Navy ...
... Soviet Union about the strategy for the war effort . That strategy was to attack Germany first , since Germany was regarded as the strongest opponent - much to Admiral King's disdain , who , as Commander - in - Chief of the US Navy ...
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... Soviet Union , and it was consid- ered vital to America's political interests to ensure that it ended the European war in a dominant position vis - à - vis the British imperial inter- ests in the Mediterranean , and the Soviet imperial ...
... Soviet Union , and it was consid- ered vital to America's political interests to ensure that it ended the European war in a dominant position vis - à - vis the British imperial inter- ests in the Mediterranean , and the Soviet imperial ...
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... Soviet Union entered Berlin alone in April 1945 but 12 months earlier the Americans began to doubt British resolve to take the war to the heart of Germany via a mainland assault from Britain . At the same time the British began to worry ...
... Soviet Union entered Berlin alone in April 1945 but 12 months earlier the Americans began to doubt British resolve to take the war to the heart of Germany via a mainland assault from Britain . At the same time the British began to worry ...
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... Soviet Army , which had defeated the Germans at Stalingrad in February 1943 , and crossed the Dnieper River in ... Soviets were going to enter Berlin first , and he was going to have trou- ble persuading the American voters that Germany ...
... Soviet Army , which had defeated the Germans at Stalingrad in February 1943 , and crossed the Dnieper River in ... Soviets were going to enter Berlin first , and he was going to have trou- ble persuading the American voters that Germany ...
Contents
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Part Three Managing Tame Problems | 151 |
Part Four Commanding in Crises | 305 |
Part Five Retrospective | 416 |
Notes | 429 |
Bibliography | 484 |
Index | 493 |
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