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 105
... train to Paris and that train was later delayed by the aerial bombardment ; the news did not reach London in time to alter any plans.106 Yet Marion had also informed London that a single artillery piece had been situated on the sea wall ...
... train to Paris and that train was later delayed by the aerial bombardment ; the news did not reach London in time to alter any plans.106 Yet Marion had also informed London that a single artillery piece had been situated on the sea wall ...
Page 172
... train- ing for D - Day was concentrated on getting to the invasion area , either by practising parachute or glider drops or sea - borne assaults , and then executing particular attacks upon specific fortifications . This taming of the ...
... train- ing for D - Day was concentrated on getting to the invasion area , either by practising parachute or glider drops or sea - borne assaults , and then executing particular attacks upon specific fortifications . This taming of the ...
Page 221
... train- ing system adopted by the German army - in sharp contrast to that of the British and American armies required junior officer cadets to train as private soldiers first , then they were taught platoon , MOBILIZING THE GERMANS ...
... train- ing system adopted by the German army - in sharp contrast to that of the British and American armies required junior officer cadets to train as private soldiers first , then they were taught platoon , MOBILIZING THE GERMANS ...
Contents
Part Two Leadership and Wicked Problems | 19 |
Part Three Managing Tame Problems | 151 |
Part Four Commanding in Crises | 305 |
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