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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... industrial machine , especially its oil refining potential - the Oil Plan . Indeed , he claimed he could end the war in 30 days if he was given the resources to destroy German oil production and thus bring German industry and the ...
... industrial machine , especially its oil refining potential - the Oil Plan . Indeed , he claimed he could end the war in 30 days if he was given the resources to destroy German oil production and thus bring German industry and the ...
Page 238
... industrial disputes remained to plague the war effort throughout 1943 , especially in the aircraft , copper and coal industries . John L Lewis ( President of the United Mineworkers ) , was a particular target of the government's and ...
... industrial disputes remained to plague the war effort throughout 1943 , especially in the aircraft , copper and coal industries . John L Lewis ( President of the United Mineworkers ) , was a particular target of the government's and ...
Page 239
... industry was still using copper to manufacture soda siphons , fridges , electric fans , lamps , and so on . A partial resolution to the general labour shortage was for 4,000 copper miners recently recruited to the military to be ...
... industry was still using copper to manufacture soda siphons , fridges , electric fans , lamps , and so on . A partial resolution to the general labour shortage was for 4,000 copper miners recently recruited to the military to be ...
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