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 53
... given Montgomery's claims about Caen ' being taken by speed and aggression on D - Day itself ... there was no question of using the city as “ a hinge " or maintaining a defensive posture on the flank'.115 Either way , since the weather ...
... given Montgomery's claims about Caen ' being taken by speed and aggression on D - Day itself ... there was no question of using the city as “ a hinge " or maintaining a defensive posture on the flank'.115 Either way , since the weather ...
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... given the order and Ryan suggests von Rundstedt assumed Rommel had given it.123 Carell , though , claims that the 7th Army was specifically ordered by von Rundstedt not to go on alert.124 This seems unlikely given that he guessed the ...
... given the order and Ryan suggests von Rundstedt assumed Rommel had given it.123 Carell , though , claims that the 7th Army was specifically ordered by von Rundstedt not to go on alert.124 This seems unlikely given that he guessed the ...
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... given . For different reason both the UK and the USA adopted very similar training methods . In the US the military establishment deemed the problem to be the endemic individualism of US culture , but for the British the problem was ...
... given . For different reason both the UK and the USA adopted very similar training methods . In the US the military establishment deemed the problem to be the endemic individualism of US culture , but for the British the problem was ...
Contents
Part Two Leadership and Wicked Problems | 19 |
Part Three Managing Tame Problems | 151 |
Part Four Commanding in Crises | 305 |
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