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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... aircraft losses were running at over 2,000 a month just prior to D - Day - twice the number of Allied losses in aircraft at this time and twice the rate at which new German fighter pilots could be trained . In effect , in the first five ...
... aircraft losses were running at over 2,000 a month just prior to D - Day - twice the number of Allied losses in aircraft at this time and twice the rate at which new German fighter pilots could be trained . In effect , in the first five ...
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... aircraft , rockets and atomic bombs it should have been clear that having more tanks and lorries was no guarantee of success . 2.3 When ? The second problem was : when should the invasion occur ? As early as 1941 the British made clear ...
... aircraft , rockets and atomic bombs it should have been clear that having more tanks and lorries was no guarantee of success . 2.3 When ? The second problem was : when should the invasion occur ? As early as 1941 the British made clear ...
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... aircraft and 162 aircrew . In total , only 591 German casualties were inflicted with 297 of these dead . It was , as the Vichy government informed their German overlords , a great victory.61 The British Army's unofficial newspapers told ...
... aircraft and 162 aircrew . In total , only 591 German casualties were inflicted with 297 of these dead . It was , as the Vichy government informed their German overlords , a great victory.61 The British Army's unofficial newspapers told ...
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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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