Command Failure in War - Psychology and Leadership

Informationen zum Autor Philip Langer, Robert Pois Klappentext Lee and Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg, John Bell Hood at the Battle of Franklin, Douglas Haig and the British command during World War I, "Bomber" Harris and the Strategic Bombing of Germany, and Stalingrad. Zusammenfassung Why do military commanders, most of them usually quite capable, fail at crucial moments of their careers? Adopting a psycho-historical approach to understanding decision making in war, this book presents seven cases of military command failures, from Frederick the Great at Kunersdorf to Hitler's invasion of Russia. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Frederick the Great at Kunersdorf, August 12, 1759 2. Napoleon in Russia, 1812 3. McClellan's Flawed Campaign: The Wounded Ego 4. Lee at Gettysburg: The Failure of Success 5. Franklin, Tennessee: The Wrong Enemy 6. Beyond Conventional Historical Explanations: The British Military in World War I 7. Winston Churchill, Arthur Harris, and British Strategic Bombing 8. Stalingrad: A Ghastly Collaboration between Hitler and His Generals Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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• Authors: Philip Langer, Philip Pois Langer, Langer Philip, Robert Pois, Robert A. Pois, Robert Langer Pois, Pois Robert
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.05.2004
• EAN: 9780253343789
• ISBN: 978-0-253-34378-9
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: Indiana University Press (IPS)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration