02988oam 22006494a 450 991078340400332120231214195803.01-282-07173-497866120717370-253-11093-9(CKB)1000000000243815(EBL)242724(OCoLC)475961894(SSID)ssj0000125418(PQKBManifestationID)11132741(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000125418(PQKBWorkID)10026901(PQKB)11699979(MiAaPQ)EBC242724(OCoLC)62348062(MdBmJHUP)muse16642(Au-PeEL)EBL242724(CaPaEBR)ebr10091981(CaONFJC)MIL207173(EXLCZ)99100000000024381520030911h20042004 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierCommand failure in war psychology and leadership /Robert Pois and Philip LangerBloomington :Indiana University Press,2004.©20041 online resource (xiv, 282 pages)0-253-34378-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-276) and index.Cover; TOC; Preface; Acknowledgments; 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; IndexCommand Failure in War looks at the failures of seven military leaders, detailing not only the strategies-gone-awry, but also delving into the psyches of those who devised them. The authors consider the causes and consequences of decision-making in war through these notable defeats: Frederick the Great at Kunersdorf; Napoleon in Russia; the Civil War campaigns of McClellan, Lee, and Hood; the British military in World War I; Winston Churchill's strategic bombing; and Hitler at Stalingrad.Command of troopsCase studiesMilitary history, Modern18th centuryMilitary history, Modern19th centuryMilitary history, Modern20th centuryCommand of troopsMilitary history, ModernMilitary history, ModernMilitary history, Modern355.3/3041Pois Robert A777134Langer Philip1523235MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910783404003321Command failure in war3763381UNINA