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 117
... wanted to , the advantage of mobility would rapidly ebb towards the German defenders as soon as a landing had been made . Moreover , since there would only be five Allied divisions landing on the beaches in the first wave on D - Day ...
... wanted to , the advantage of mobility would rapidly ebb towards the German defenders as soon as a landing had been made . Moreover , since there would only be five Allied divisions landing on the beaches in the first wave on D - Day ...
Page 144
... wanted to go along to watch the invasion from HMS Belfast . When Eisenhower protested against his idea Churchill informed Eisenhower that , since Ike was not responsible for the naval crews he would sign up as a member of the crew of ...
... wanted to go along to watch the invasion from HMS Belfast . When Eisenhower protested against his idea Churchill informed Eisenhower that , since Ike was not responsible for the naval crews he would sign up as a member of the crew of ...
Page 160
... wanted to go . This sounds crazy , but we had come this far , we'd been sitting in England so long , we wanted to get this thing over with and get the hell home'.20 A more general reluctance by the British troops to identify themselves ...
... wanted to go . This sounds crazy , but we had come this far , we'd been sitting in England so long , we wanted to get this thing over with and get the hell home'.20 A more general reluctance by the British troops to identify themselves ...
Contents
Part Two Leadership and Wicked Problems | 19 |
Part Three Managing Tame Problems | 151 |
Part Four Commanding in Crises | 305 |
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