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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Page 89
... John Bull reprimanded for correctly guessing and illustrating the Normandy beaches as the probable target in their ' Old Bill ' cartoon of 27 May 1944.34 Ironically , in 1943 Major F.O. Miksche , a Czech , had published a book ...
... John Bull reprimanded for correctly guessing and illustrating the Normandy beaches as the probable target in their ' Old Bill ' cartoon of 27 May 1944.34 Ironically , in 1943 Major F.O. Miksche , a Czech , had published a book ...
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... John Hogan , from the US Army's 9th Amphibian Force , captured this perfectly : ' If you haven't got stripes , you aren't doing anything ... Every day I see the problem mounting and more and more maladjustment building up'.43 Hargest ...
... John Hogan , from the US Army's 9th Amphibian Force , captured this perfectly : ' If you haven't got stripes , you aren't doing anything ... Every day I see the problem mounting and more and more maladjustment building up'.43 Hargest ...
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... John Robertson with Company F landed on Dog Red , opposite D - 3 , the draw at Les Moulins , and was content to lie flat against the sand until a Sherman headed straight for him from the water , at which point he ran for the sea wall ...
... John Robertson with Company F landed on Dog Red , opposite D - 3 , the draw at Les Moulins , and was content to lie flat against the sand until a Sherman headed straight for him from the water , at which point he ran for the sea wall ...
Contents
Part Two Leadership and Wicked Problems | 19 |
Part Three Managing Tame Problems | 151 |
Part Four Commanding in Crises | 305 |
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