Command failure in war [[electronic resource] ] : psychology and leadership / / Robert Pois and Philip Langer

• Autore: Pois Robert A
• Pubblicazione: Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (303 p.)
• Disciplina: 355.3/3041
• Soggetto topico: Command of troops; Military history, Modern - 18th century; Military history, Modern - 19th century; Military history, Modern - 20th century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: LangerPhilip
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-276) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Why do military commanders, most of them usually quite capable, fail at crucial moments of their careers? Robert Pois and Philip Langer -- one a historian,the other an educational psychologist -- study seven cases of military command failures, from Frederick the Great at Kunersdorf to Hitler's invasion of Russia. While the authors recognize the value of psychological theorizing, they do not believe that one method can cover all the individuals, battles, or campaigns under examination. Instead, they
• Titolo autorizzato: Command failure in war
• ISBN: 1-282-07173-4; 9786612071737; 0-253-11093-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910449827103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II