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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... destroyer , the Campbeltown , into the gate of the dry - dock at Saint- Nazaire , the only dry - dock large enough to take the German battleship the Tirpitz . The subsequent explosion put the dry - dock out of action , preventing the ...
... destroyer , the Campbeltown , into the gate of the dry - dock at Saint- Nazaire , the only dry - dock large enough to take the German battleship the Tirpitz . The subsequent explosion put the dry - dock out of action , preventing the ...
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... destroyer , 33 landing craft and 550 sailors . The RAF lost 106 planes and 153 aircrew . The Luftwaffe lost 48 aircraft and 162 aircrew . In total , only 591 German casualties were inflicted with 297 of these dead . It was , as the ...
... destroyer , 33 landing craft and 550 sailors . The RAF lost 106 planes and 153 aircrew . The Luftwaffe lost 48 aircraft and 162 aircrew . In total , only 591 German casualties were inflicted with 297 of these dead . It was , as the ...
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... destroyers . This force was eventually increased by a further two battleships ( ex - World War 1 ) and 14 destroyers.87 Given the significance of the latter in opening up Omaha Beach this was probably a critical addition . The second ...
... destroyers . This force was eventually increased by a further two battleships ( ex - World War 1 ) and 14 destroyers.87 Given the significance of the latter in opening up Omaha Beach this was probably a critical addition . The second ...
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Contents
19 | |
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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