Supreme Command

Author : Eliot A. Cohen
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780743242226

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Supreme Command by Eliot A. Cohen Pdf

The relationship between military leaders and political leaders has always been a complicated one, especially in times of war. When the chips are down, who should run the show -- the politicians or the generals? In Supreme Command, Eliot Cohen examines four great democratic war statesmen -- Abraham Lincoln, Georges Clemenceau, Winston Churchill, and David Ben-Gurion -- to reveal the surprising answer: the politicians. Great states-men do not turn their wars over to their generals, and then stay out of their way. Great statesmen make better generals of their generals. They question and drive their military men, and at key times they overrule their advice. The generals may think they know how to win, but the statesmen are the ones who see the big picture. Lincoln, Clemenceau, Churchill, and Ben-Gurion led four very different kinds of democracy, under the most difficult circumstances imaginable. They came from four very different backgrounds -- backwoods lawyer, dueling French doctor, rogue aristocrat, and impoverished Jewish socialist.Yet they faced similar challenges, not least the possibility that their conduct of the war could bring about their fall from power. Each exhibited mastery of detail and fascination with technology. All four were great learners, who studied war as if it were their own profession, and in many ways mastered it as well as did their generals. All found themselves locked in conflict with military men. All four triumphed. Military men often dismiss politicians as meddlers, doves, or naifs. Yet military men make mistakes. The art of a great leader is to push his subordinates to achieve great things. The lessons of the book apply not just to President Bush and other world leaders in the war on terrorism, but to anyone who faces extreme adversity at the head of a free organization -- including leaders and managers throughout the corporate world. The lessons of Supreme Command will be immediately apparent to all managers and leaders, as well as students of history.

Author : Forrest C. Pogue
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 652 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Military planning
ISBN : OSU:32435086290574

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The Supreme Command by Forrest C. Pogue Pdf

A description of General Eisenhower's wartime command, focusing on the general, his staff, and his superiors in London and Washington and contrasting Allied and enemy command organizations.

Author : Lord Hankey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317626503

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The Supreme Command, 1914-1918 (Routledge Revivals) by Lord Hankey Pdf

Lord Hankey (1877-1963) was a British civil servant and the first Cabinet Secretary, a top aide to Prime Minister David Lloyd George and the War Cabinet that directed Britain in World War One. Mostly derived from the author’s diaries, which begin in March 1915, this study describes how Lord Hankey contributed to the development of the British system of Cabinet Government during the war years. First published in 1961, the two-volume collection is a history of the Supreme Command of the War; the conduct of the war, the development of the Supreme Command from Balfour to Lloyd George, and the emergence of the Cabinet Secretariat from the Secretariat of the War Cabinet. It contains intimate glimpses of the statesmen, sailors and soldiers who guided affairs towards 1918. This is a fascinating first-hand examination of the people who influenced the conduct of the war, and will be of particular value to students interested in its diplomatic history.

Author : Stephen E. Ambrose
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 770 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012-01-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780307946621

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The Supreme Commander by Stephen E. Ambrose Pdf

In this classic portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower the soldier, bestselling historian Stephen E. Ambrose examines the Allied commander’s leadership during World War II. Ambrose brings Eisenhower’s experience of the Second World War to life, showing in vivid detail how the general’s skill as a diplomat and a military strategist contributed to Allied successes in North Africa and in Europe, and established him as one of the greatest military leaders in the world. Ambrose, then the Associate Editor of the General’s official papers, analyzes Eisenhower’s difficult military decisions and his often complicated relationships with powerful personalities like Churchill, de Gaulle, Roosevelt, and Patton. This is the definitive account of Eisenhower’s evolution as a military leader—from its dramatic beginnings through his time at the top post of Allied command.

Author : Forrest C. Pogue
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 652 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1954
Category : Government publications
ISBN : IND:30000050601180

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The Supreme Command by Forrest C. Pogue Pdf

A description of General Eisenhower's wartime command, focusing on the general, his staff, and his superiors in London and Washington and contrasting Allied and enemy command organizations.

Author : Forrest C. Pogue
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 634 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1954
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 0160019168

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The Supreme Command by Forrest C. Pogue Pdf

Author : Correlli Barnett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:852945011

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The Swordbearers by Correlli Barnett Pdf

Author : Forrest C. Pogue
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 674 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782894124

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United States Army in WWII - Europe - the Supreme Command by Forrest C. Pogue Pdf

[Includes 11 tables, 9 charts, 15 maps and 65 illustrations] This Volume tells the story of the Supreme Headquarters of that Allied Expeditionary Force which seized a foothold on the German-held shores of Western Europe in 1944 and which, by the following year, had completed the liberation of all Western Europe. This is a history of coalition warfare. It is focused upon the agency in which the decisions of governments were translated into orders, and upon the decisions of General Eisenhower, the Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force. The narrative describes the plans and recounts the events, controversial or otherwise, leading up to the creation of the Supreme Command and the choice of a Supreme Commander for the cross-Channel attack. It follows the history of this great command to the surrender of Germany. It is the history not only of the decisions that led to victory, but of the discussions, debates, conferences and compromises that proceeded decisions. Controversy was inevitable in an undertaking that required the subordination of national interests to the common good. The author does not gloss over the conflicts that arose between allied nations or individuals. The picture that emerges from these pages is one of discussion and argument, but nevertheless one of teamwork. Differences of opinion and the discussion incident thereto are often the price of sound decisions. The history of the battles fought by the American armies of the Grand Alliance as they drove from the Normandy beaches into the heart of Germany is given detailed exposition in other volumes of this series, some of which already have been presented to the public. The present volume deals with the command exercised by the Supreme Allied Commander, the decisions made by the Supreme Commander and his staff, and the operations conducted under the aegis of the Supreme Headquarters.

Author : Correlli Barnett
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015010422973

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The Swordbearers by Correlli Barnett Pdf

In this history of World War I, Correlli Barnett gives intimate portraits of the men who led the British, French and German Armies through this tragic conflict. He focuses on: Colonel General von Moltke, Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, General Petain, and General Erich Ludendorff.

Author : Forrest C. Pogue
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 646 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1954
Category : Government publications
ISBN : MINN:31951D02874710Y

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The Supreme Command by Forrest C. Pogue Pdf

A description of General Eisenhower's wartime command, focusing on the general, his staff, and his superiors in London and Washington and contrasting Allied and enemy command organizations.

Author : Christopher L. Elliott
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190233051

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High Command by Christopher L. Elliott Pdf

Explores the circumstances that led to Britain's support of the United States in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and how the Ministry of Defence coped with challenges including rivalry and diffuse responsibility among the Service Chiefs, lack of clear strategy, and weak domestic political support.

Author : James Stavridis
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781612517827

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The Accidental Admiral by James Stavridis Pdf

After he was selected to be NATO’s sixteenth Supreme Allied Commander, The New York Times described Jim Stavridis as a “Renaissance admiral.” A U. S. Naval Academy graduate with a master’s degree and doctorate from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, conversant in both French and Spanish, this author of numerous books and articles impressed the Navy’s leaders and senior Pentagon civilians with his wide range of interests, educational background, keen understanding of strategic doctrine, mastery of long-range planning, and command of international affairs. Since NATO had previously been led by generals, Stavridis saw his assignment as the first admiral to take command as somewhat “accidental.” As the American and NATO commander in Europe responsible for 120,000 coalition troops serving in fifty-one nations, on three continents and at sea he had come a long way since almost leaving the Navy for law school five years after receiving his commission. The Accidental Admiral offers an intimate look at the challenges of directing NATO operations in Afghanistan, military intervention in Libya, and preparation for possible war in Syria—as well as worrying about the Balkans, cyber threats, and piracy, all while cutting NATO by a third due to budget reductions by the twenty-eight nations of the alliance. More than just describing the history of the times, Stavridis also shares his insights into the personalities of President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Secretaries of Defense Robert Gates, Leon Panetta, and Chuck Hagel, Afghan President Hamid Karzai; Generals David Petraeus, Stanley McChrystal, John Allen, and many more. Known as an innovator and an early adopter of technology and social media, Stavridis’ ability to think “outside the box” and sail in uncharted waters is unmatched. He shares his insights on leadership, strategic communications, planning, and the convergence of threats that will confront the United States and its allies in the near future. Stavridis is an advocate of the use of “Smart Power,” which he defines as the balance of hard and soft power. He explains that in creating security in the twenty-first century it is critical to build bridges, not walls, and stresses the need to connect international, interagency, and public-private actors to achieve security.

Author : Forrest C. Pogue
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1954
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1251953967

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The Supreme Command by Forrest C. Pogue Pdf

Author : Elizabeth Greenhalgh
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 569 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2011-08-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781139496094

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Foch in Command by Elizabeth Greenhalgh Pdf

Ferdinand Foch ended the First World War as Marshal of France and supreme commander of the Allied armies on the Western Front. Foch in Command is a pioneering study of his contribution to the Allied victory. Elizabeth Greenhalgh uses contemporary notebooks, letters and documents from previously under-studied archives to chart how the artillery officer, who had never commanded troops in battle when the war began, learned to fight the enemy, to cope with difficult colleagues and allies, and to manoeuvre through the political minefield of civil-military relations. She offers valuable insights into neglected questions: the contribution of unified command to the Allied victory; the role of a commander's general staff; and the mechanisms of command at corps and army level. She demonstrates how an energetic Foch developed war-winning strategies for a modern industrial war and how political realities contributed to his losing the peace.

Author : Mark Perry
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780465080670

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The Most Dangerous Man in America by Mark Perry Pdf

At times, even his admirers seemed unsure of what to do with General Douglas MacArthur. Imperious, headstrong, and vain, MacArthur matched an undeniable military genius with a massive ego and a rebellious streak that often seemed to destine him for the dustbin of history. Yet despite his flaws, MacArthur is remembered as a brilliant commander whose combined-arms operation in the Pacific—the first in the history of warfare—secured America’s triumph in World War II and changed the course of history. In The Most Dangerous Man in America, celebrated historian Mark Perry examines how this paradox of a man overcame personal and professional challenges to lead his countrymen in their darkest hour. As Perry shows, Franklin Roosevelt and a handful of MacArthur’s subordinates made this feat possible, taming MacArthur, making him useful, and finally making him victorious. A gripping, authoritative biography of the Pacific Theater’s most celebrated and misunderstood commander, The Most Dangerous Man in America reveals the secrets of Douglas MacArthur’s success—and the incredible efforts of the men who made it possible.