The Supreme Command

Author : Eliot A. Cohen
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 53,9 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 : 51,6 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 : 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 : Lord Hankey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 53,9 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 : Forrest C. Pogue
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 607 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:757489837

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The Supreme Command by Forrest C. Pogue Pdf

Author : James W. Zobel
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780811715478

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MacArthur by James W. Zobel Pdf

General Douglas MacArthur was one of the most colorful, controversial, and image-conscious military figures of the twentieth century. This military biography in photos captures the spirit of the man and his legend in hundreds of historical images. • Focuses on the Pacific theater of World War II • Features his decorated service in World War I, postwar duties in Japan, and role in the Korean War • Compelling reference for military history fans, scholars, and anyone interested in this legendary military figure

Author : Forrest C. Pogue
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : OCLC:1013540453

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The Supreme Command by Forrest C. Pogue Pdf

Author : Correlli Barnett
Publisher : London : Eyre & Spottiswoode
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : History
ISBN : IND:30000008739967

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The Swordbearers; Supreme Command in the First World War by Correlli Barnett Pdf

The theme of this book is the decisive effect of individual human character on history. The background, in sharpest contrast, is a sudden and violent transition to mass collectivised life - to twentieth-century industry civilisation. The principal actors are four national commanders-in-chief: two German, one Frenchman, one Englishman. Theirs was the novel task of directing these new and terrifying forces of mass power in battle. Each had been born and bred in the last age; each belonged to a highly conservative profession. Their abilities and defects reflected and illustrated those of their countries.

Author : Seymour Morris
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780062287953

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Supreme Commander by Seymour Morris Pdf

Seymour Morris Jr. combines political history, military biography, and business management to tell the story of General Douglas MacArthur's tremendous success in rebuilding Japan after World War II in Supreme Commander, a lively, in-depth work of biographical history complementary to The Generals, The Storm of War, and Truman. He is the most decorated general in American history—and the only five five-star general to receive the Medal of Honor. Yet Douglas MacArthur's greatest victory was not in war but in peace. As the uniquely titled Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, he was charged with transforming a defeated, militarist empire into a beacon of peace and democracy—“the greatest gamble ever attempted,” he called it. A career military man, MacArthur had no experience in politics, diplomacy, or economics. A vain, reclusive, and self-centered man, his many enemies in Washington thought he was a flaming peacock, and few, including President Harry Truman's closest advisors, gave him a chance of succeeding. Yet MacArthur did so brilliantly, defying timetables and expectations. Supreme Commander tells for the first time, the story of how MacArthur's leadership achieved a nation-building success that had never been attempted before—and never replicated since. Seymour Morris Jr. reveals this flawed man at his best who treated a defeated enemy with respect; who made informed and thoughtful decisions yet could be brash and stubborn when necessary, and who lead the Occupation with intelligence, class, and compassion. Morris analyzes MacArthur's key tactical choices, explaining how each contributed to his accomplishment, and paints a detailed picture of a true patriot—a man of conviction who proved to be an outstanding and effective leader in the most extraordinary circumstances.

Author : Tim Bogenn
Publisher : BradyGames
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Computer war games
ISBN : 0744008956

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Supreme Commander by Tim Bogenn Pdf

Supreme Commander, a new standard in real time strategy gaming, is planetary warfare on a galactic scale with a deadly combination of land, sea and air units for players to command.

Author : Correlli Barnett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:852945011

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The Swordbearers by Correlli Barnett Pdf

Author : FORREST C. POGUE
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 103306601X

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SUPREME COMMAND by FORREST C. POGUE Pdf

Author : Dwight D. Eisenhower
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 0898757967

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Report by the Supreme Commander to the Combined Chiefs of Staff on the Operations in Europe of the Allied Expeditionary Force, 6 June 1944 to 8 May 1945 by Dwight D. Eisenhower Pdf

Author : United States. Department of the Army. Office of Military History
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 598 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : UCBK:C052232824

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Command Decisions by United States. Department of the Army. Office of Military History Pdf

Author : Mark Perry
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 44,9 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.