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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... significance of the weather , it did not determine future events any more than it ensured the defeat of the Germans ... significant . The Allied planners for D - Day calculated that on D - Day itself the initial assault divisions would ...
... significance of the weather , it did not determine future events any more than it ensured the defeat of the Germans ... significant . The Allied planners for D - Day calculated that on D - Day itself the initial assault divisions would ...
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... significant dispute within the political leadership , especially over the number of French casualties that could be inflicted by bombing raids on the French transport system . But where the Allied political and military leadership ...
... significant dispute within the political leadership , especially over the number of French casualties that could be inflicted by bombing raids on the French transport system . But where the Allied political and military leadership ...
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... significant advantage over the Germans was in its production capacity providing it could produce tanks more quickly ... significance of competing tank and gun performances should have been of marginal significance because the naval and ...
... significant advantage over the Germans was in its production capacity providing it could produce tanks more quickly ... significance of competing tank and gun performances should have been of marginal significance because the naval and ...
Contents
Part Two Leadership and Wicked Problems | 19 |
Part Three Managing Tame Problems | 151 |
Part Four Commanding in Crises | 305 |
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