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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... Africa , Sicily and Italy . Unfortunately for the Germans , unpredictability ... south- west and increasing to force 5. Since some of the convoys had already ... south of the Isle of Wight – just 38 miles from Normandy - before it was ...
... Africa , Sicily and Italy . Unfortunately for the Germans , unpredictability ... south- west and increasing to force 5. Since some of the convoys had already ... south of the Isle of Wight – just 38 miles from Normandy - before it was ...
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... Africa , Persia and Iraq , India and Malaya . The Australians and Indians were mainly deployed against the Japanese , while the Canadians , New Zealanders and South Africans were deployed in Europe.98 The Australian 9th Division had ...
... Africa , Persia and Iraq , India and Malaya . The Australians and Indians were mainly deployed against the Japanese , while the Canadians , New Zealanders and South Africans were deployed in Europe.98 The Australian 9th Division had ...
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... South Africa 159 Soviet Union 30 post - war interests 28 Red Army 30 support from Western Allies 34 Spaatz , Carl 60 , 67 , 72 Spaulding , John 228-9 Speidel , Hans 344 stages of combat 314-18 Stagg , J. M. 54-6 Stalin , Josef 32 , 41 ...
... South Africa 159 Soviet Union 30 post - war interests 28 Red Army 30 support from Western Allies 34 Spaatz , Carl 60 , 67 , 72 Spaulding , John 228-9 Speidel , Hans 344 stages of combat 314-18 Stagg , J. M. 54-6 Stalin , Josef 32 , 41 ...
Contents
Part Two Leadership and Wicked Problems | 19 |
Part Three Managing Tame Problems | 151 |
Part Four Commanding in Crises | 305 |
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29th Division Airborne Division aircraft Allied American Armoured Division artillery attack Badsey Balkoski Battalion battery battle bluffs bombardment bombers bombing Botting Bradley Brigade Caen Calais Canadian captured casualties cent Chandler and Collins Churchill combat commanders Company Corps counter-attack D-Day DD tanks defenders destroyed destroyers DUKWs Eiler Eisenhower enemy fighter fighting fire forces France French glider Gold Beach Hitler Infantry Division invasion June Juno Juno Beach killed landing craft LCTs leadership Linderman London Luftwaffe machine guns miles military Montgomery move naval Neillands Normandy Normann officers Omaha Beach Operation Ouistreham Panzer Division paratroopers Pitcairn-Jones Pointe du Hoc Quoted in Ambrose Quoted in Blandford Quoted in Collier Quoted in Delaforce Quoted in Kilvert-Jones Quoted in Linderman Rangers Regiment rifle Rommel Royal Rundstedt Ryan Sergeant shells Sherman ships soldiers St Lô strategy suggested Sword Beach target troops units Utah Utah Beach vehicles Wehrmacht Wicked Problem