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 68
... March . The rail centre was inoperative for a month afterwards but the raid on Le Mans on 7 March resulted in 31 French civilian deaths and the sudden appearance of anti - British graffiti . Despite this , a further 78 rail centres were ...
... March . The rail centre was inoperative for a month afterwards but the raid on Le Mans on 7 March resulted in 31 French civilian deaths and the sudden appearance of anti - British graffiti . Despite this , a further 78 rail centres were ...
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... March 1943 but the new code was cracked by May and after that point the battle for the Atlantic was all but won.82 Some 10,000 people worked at Bletchley in pursuit of German intel- ligence and weekly decodings suggested that the ...
... March 1943 but the new code was cracked by May and after that point the battle for the Atlantic was all but won.82 Some 10,000 people worked at Bletchley in pursuit of German intel- ligence and weekly decodings suggested that the ...
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... March 1941 there were 12 battalions of ( army ) Commandos , each with between 250 and 500 soldiers . No. 10 . Inter ... March 1943 at Aberdovey in Wales . In their initial train- ing they took part in one ' speed march ' over roads and ...
... March 1941 there were 12 battalions of ( army ) Commandos , each with between 250 and 500 soldiers . No. 10 . Inter ... March 1943 at Aberdovey in Wales . In their initial train- ing they took part in one ' speed march ' over roads and ...
Contents
Part Two Leadership and Wicked Problems | 19 |
Part Three Managing Tame Problems | 151 |
Part Four Commanding in Crises | 305 |
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