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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... million , just under 5 million were in the armed services , and almost 4 million were making military equipment . The number of women working outside the home increased dramatically by 42 per cent from pre - war levels to just over 7 ...
... million , just under 5 million were in the armed services , and almost 4 million were making military equipment . The number of women working outside the home increased dramatically by 42 per cent from pre - war levels to just over 7 ...
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... million soldiers . The plan envis- aged America's allies providing 100 divisions , leaving the US to find 700 divisions or 28 million soldiers from a total male population of 67.5 million . The plan also noted that no more than 10 per ...
... million soldiers . The plan envis- aged America's allies providing 100 divisions , leaving the US to find 700 divisions or 28 million soldiers from a total male population of 67.5 million . The plan also noted that no more than 10 per ...
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... million Germans ( 14.2 million men and 14.8 million women ) and 7.1 foreign workers ( slaves , POWs and so on ) . By September 1944 over one third of the workforce was non - German , but many other sources of labour were unused . For ...
... million Germans ( 14.2 million men and 14.8 million women ) and 7.1 foreign workers ( slaves , POWs and so on ) . By September 1944 over one third of the workforce was non - German , but many other sources of labour were unused . For ...
Contents
Part Two Leadership and Wicked Problems | 19 |
Part Three Managing Tame Problems | 151 |
Part Four Commanding in Crises | 305 |
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