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 23
... Western Allied leaders had to make was whether to concentrate on Germany or Japan . Despite the greater fear and animosity amongst the American population for the threat from Japan , it was apparent to most though not all the political ...
... Western Allied leaders had to make was whether to concentrate on Germany or Japan . Despite the greater fear and animosity amongst the American population for the threat from Japan , it was apparent to most though not all the political ...
Page 47
... Western Task Force and the British / Canadian Eastern Task Force . This division reflected the initial establishment of the units in Britain and perhaps more significantly the source of the post- invasion forces and the source of the ...
... Western Task Force and the British / Canadian Eastern Task Force . This division reflected the initial establishment of the units in Britain and perhaps more significantly the source of the post- invasion forces and the source of the ...
Page 185
... Western Allies could only mount 70 Divisions against 73 , albeit depleted , German divi- sions holding the western line.16 So tight was the Western Allies ' supply of troops that US divisions in particular were permanently committed to ...
... Western Allies could only mount 70 Divisions against 73 , albeit depleted , German divi- sions holding the western line.16 So tight was the Western Allies ' supply of troops that US divisions in particular were permanently committed to ...
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