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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... friends in the world ' . Indeed , the British even had women giving orders to men ! 67 - Finally , the Americans were warned to stay out of arguments , avoid criticizing the King , graciously accept that the British could not make ...
... friends in the world ' . Indeed , the British even had women giving orders to men ! 67 - Finally , the Americans were warned to stay out of arguments , avoid criticizing the King , graciously accept that the British could not make ...
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... friends died at Mouen ' , wrote Private Kings , a Brengunner with the 1st Worcesters , I was both sad and angry , my hatred for the enemy had become very personal now . I felt no compassion at all ; my one thought now was for ...
... friends died at Mouen ' , wrote Private Kings , a Brengunner with the 1st Worcesters , I was both sad and angry , my hatred for the enemy had become very personal now . I felt no compassion at all ; my one thought now was for ...
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... friends and because he defined himself only in the light of their respect and needs.66 Or as the British Second Army's psychiatrist suggested in July 1944 , ' The emotional ties among the men and between men and their officers ... is ...
... friends and because he defined himself only in the light of their respect and needs.66 Or as the British Second Army's psychiatrist suggested in July 1944 , ' The emotional ties among the men and between men and their officers ... is ...
Contents
Part Two Leadership and Wicked Problems | 19 |
Part Three Managing Tame Problems | 151 |
Part Four Commanding in Crises | 305 |
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