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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... Churchill heard of the meeting he first tried to see Roosevelt - who told him he had another meeting to go to ; this was true , but Churchill did not know it was another meeting with Stalin . When Churchill then secured a meeting with ...
... Churchill heard of the meeting he first tried to see Roosevelt - who told him he had another meeting to go to ; this was true , but Churchill did not know it was another meeting with Stalin . When Churchill then secured a meeting with ...
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... Churchill insisted . Churchill was adamant that the King could be prevented by the Cabinet from joining but nobody could prevent him . In the event , Churchill had already boarded a train taking him to Portsmouth to embark on HMS ...
... Churchill insisted . Churchill was adamant that the King could be prevented by the Cabinet from joining but nobody could prevent him . In the event , Churchill had already boarded a train taking him to Portsmouth to embark on HMS ...
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... Churchill – which was already approaching obsolescence in the face of rapid German advances in gun power and armour . A vote of censure was demanded by some in the House of Commons and Churchill went ahead with the Dieppe raid , in part ...
... Churchill – which was already approaching obsolescence in the face of rapid German advances in gun power and armour . A vote of censure was demanded by some in the House of Commons and Churchill went ahead with the Dieppe raid , in part ...
Contents
Part Two Leadership and Wicked Problems | 19 |
Part Three Managing Tame Problems | 151 |
Part Four Commanding in Crises | 305 |
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