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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... Ship Tank or Long Slow Target as their occupants called them ) were deployed – and at Salerno in September 1943. But unlike the Dieppe raid , the three invasions were against unfortified coastlines . Moreover , the Sicilian invasion ...
... Ship Tank or Long Slow Target as their occupants called them ) were deployed – and at Salerno in September 1943. But unlike the Dieppe raid , the three invasions were against unfortified coastlines . Moreover , the Sicilian invasion ...
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... ships were unable to see the beach itself because of their own smokescreen and unable to contact the Royals ashore for three hours because most of the radios had been lost or destroyed . Just to make matters worse , confused signals ...
... ships were unable to see the beach itself because of their own smokescreen and unable to contact the Royals ashore for three hours because most of the radios had been lost or destroyed . Just to make matters worse , confused signals ...
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... invasion back from May to June 1944.86 The delay allowed two issues to be resolved : first , the building or requisitioning from other areas of additional shipping : 47 Landing Ship Tank ( LSTs ) 44 LEADERSHIP AND WICKED PROBLEMS.
... invasion back from May to June 1944.86 The delay allowed two issues to be resolved : first , the building or requisitioning from other areas of additional shipping : 47 Landing Ship Tank ( LSTs ) 44 LEADERSHIP AND WICKED PROBLEMS.
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Rethinking D-Day K. Grint. additional shipping : 47 Landing Ship Tank ( LSTs ) , 144 Landing Craft Tank ( LCTs ) , 72 Landing Craft Infantry ( Large ) ( LCI ( L ) s ) , 5 cruisers and 24 destroyers . The extra warships were primarily US ...
Rethinking D-Day K. Grint. additional shipping : 47 Landing Ship Tank ( LSTs ) , 144 Landing Craft Tank ( LCTs ) , 72 Landing Craft Infantry ( Large ) ( LCI ( L ) s ) , 5 cruisers and 24 destroyers . The extra warships were primarily US ...
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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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