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Leadership and responsibility in the Second World War [[electronic resource] ] : essays in honour of Robert Vogel / / edited by Brian P. Farrell



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Autore: Farrell Brian Visualizza persona
Titolo: Leadership and responsibility in the Second World War [[electronic resource] ] : essays in honour of Robert Vogel / / edited by Brian P. Farrell Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Montreal ; ; Ithaca, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2004
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (303 p.)
Disciplina: 940.53/41
Soggetto topico: World War, 1939-1945 - Diplomatic history - Great Britain
Political leadership - Great Britain - History - 20th century
Command of troops - History - 20th century
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 - Aspect politique - Grande-Bretagne
Leadership politique - Grande-Bretagne - Histoire - 20e siècle
Commandement des troupes - Histoire - 20e siècle
Soggetto geografico: Great Britain Politics and government 1936-1945
Altri autori: VogelRobert  
FarrellBrian P <1960-> (Brian Padair)  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
Nota di contenuto: Chamberlain and appeasement / Robert Vogel -- Loyalty in wartime: the old Tories and British war policy, 1939-1940 / Aaron Krishtalka -- Clement Attlee reconsidered / Trevor Burridge -- The frustration of A. V. Hill: British war science and the Baconian paradox / Neil Cameron -- Sir William Seeds: the diplomat as scapegoat? / Sidney Aster -- Claus von Stauffenberg and the military ethos / Peter Hoffmann -- The dice were rather heavily loaded: Wavell and the fall of Singapore / Brian P. Farrell -- Colonials and coalitions: Canadian-British command relations between Normandy and the Scheldt / Paul D. Dickson.
Sommario/riassunto: Leadership and Responsibility in the Second World War examines how well political, diplomatic, and military leaders, particularly in Great Britain, handled the daunting challenge of a worldwide conflagration. It seeks to determine if a connection can be delineated between leadership, responsibility, success, and failure - specifically if any connection can be found between reluctance to shoulder responsibility and failure to produce results. In doing so, the authors challenge widely accepted views on major wartime controversies, such as the role of Neville Chamberlain and his Conservative party at the outbreak of the war, the reasons the British failed to reach an alliance with the Soviet Union in 1939, and the motives that drove Claus von Stauffenberg to attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler.
Altri titoli varianti: Leadership and responsibility in the 2nd World War
Titolo autorizzato: Leadership and responsibility in the Second World War  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-283-52996-3
9786613842411
0-7735-7161-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910783797203321
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