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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... June . By Friday 2 June the ' pres- ent relatively quiet weather may end about Tuesday ' ( 6 - D - Day ) , and ' no improvement - risk of Force 5 winds now forecast for Monday ' was the summary of Saturday 3 June and D - Day was ...
... June . By Friday 2 June the ' pres- ent relatively quiet weather may end about Tuesday ' ( 6 - D - Day ) , and ' no improvement - risk of Force 5 winds now forecast for Monday ' was the summary of Saturday 3 June and D - Day was ...
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... June a storm lashed the Channel and it must have seemed self - evident to both sides that no invasion could take place . Certainly the German Chief Meteorologist , Colonel Professor Walter Stöbe forecast rain , cloud and high wind.124 ...
... June a storm lashed the Channel and it must have seemed self - evident to both sides that no invasion could take place . Certainly the German Chief Meteorologist , Colonel Professor Walter Stöbe forecast rain , cloud and high wind.124 ...
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... June / July . Even taking into account the poor information gleaned by the Luftwaffe in May and June an array of simple errors by the senior German command- ers left the Normandy coast bereft of adequate time and leadership . First ...
... June / July . Even taking into account the poor information gleaned by the Luftwaffe in May and June an array of simple errors by the senior German command- ers left the Normandy coast bereft of adequate time and leadership . First ...
Contents
Part Two Leadership and Wicked Problems | 19 |
Part Three Managing Tame Problems | 151 |
Part Four Commanding in Crises | 305 |
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