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Record Nr.

UNINA9910158797303321

Autore

Morrison F. Earl

Titolo

Important Differences Between Successful And Unsuccessful Senior Allied Army Combat Leaders

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco : , : Lucknow Books, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

9781786252951

1786252953

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (27 pages)

Disciplina

355.33040999999997

Soggetti

Eichelberger, Robert L

Auchinleck, Claude John Eyre, 1884-1981

Command of troops

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- QUALITIES AND ABILITIES IMPORTANT TO SENIOR COMBAT LEADERS -- SOME SUCCESSFUL AND UNSUCCESSFUL SENIOR COMBAT LEADERS -- Eichelberger-MacArthur's Fireman -- Slim-Stout In Ability -- Auchinleck-Unable To Get Along With Churchill -- Percival-Inadequate, But Have Some Mercy On Percy -- CONCLUSIONS.

Sommario/riassunto

Two successful and two unsuccessful senior Allied Army combat leaders are studied to discern whether there are important differences in the qualities and abilities, they demonstrated in combat. The methodology used was to examine materials on the leaders for examples demonstrating courage, determination, coup d'œil, presence of mind, strength of will, and sense of locality-qualities and abilities which Carl von Clausewitz thought important. Any other qualities or abilities which appeared important in the cases studied were also noted. The study, however, represents an initial exploratory look. It is qualitative and judgmental, not quantitative and empirical. It was found that the successful leaders demonstrated a balance of qualities and abilities while the unsuccessful ones either lacked a balance or demonstrated some fatal flaw. Further study by other researchers is



recommended.