The Supreme Commander

Author : Stephen E. Ambrose
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 770 pages
File Size : 50,6 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 : Eliot A. Cohen
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 42,8 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 : 44,9 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 : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 774 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1578062063

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The Supreme Commander by Stephen E. Ambrose Pdf

The story of Ike in his finest hours as the Allies' top strategist in WWII

Author : Seymour Morris
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 42,8 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 : Lord Hankey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 49,6 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 : NA NA
Publisher : Springer
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781349624775

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Norstad: Cold-War NATO Supreme Commander by NA NA Pdf

This book offers a biography of the most glamorous and powerful NATO Supreme Commander of the Cold War, General Lauris Norstad, as both a "nuclear" general and an "international" general. His primary goal was to keep the Alliance together as he accommodated British and French nuclear ambitions while forestalling the same in West Germany. He also was at the center of the political/military maneuverings over Berlin and the Soviet attempt to blackmail the West into recognizing East Germany, all of which culminated in the building of the infamous "Wall."

Author : James W. Zobel
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 40,5 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 : Tim Bogenn
Publisher : BradyGames
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 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 : Forrest C. Pogue
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 634 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1954
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 0160019168

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The Supreme Command by Forrest C. Pogue Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:940144367

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SUPREME COMMANDER by Anonim Pdf

Author : Clara E. Laughlin
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2022-09-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547234135

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Foch the Man: A Life of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Armies by Clara E. Laughlin Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Foch the Man: A Life of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Armies" by Clara E. Laughlin. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Dwight D. Eisenhower
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 45,8 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 : Stephen E. Ambrose
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 732 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1015531785

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The Supreme Commander by Stephen E. Ambrose Pdf

Author : Paul Robinson
Publisher : Northern Illinois University Press
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2014-08-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781501757099

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Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich by Paul Robinson Pdf

Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich Romanov (1856–1929) was a key figure in late Imperial Russia, and one of its foremost soldiers. At the outbreak of World War I, his cousin, Tsar Nicholas II, appointed him Supreme Commander of the Russian Army. From 1914 to 1915, and then again briefly in 1917, he was commander of the largest army in the world in the greatest war the world had ever seen. His appointment reflected the fact that he was perhaps the man the last Emperor of Russia trusted the most. At six foot six, the Grand Duke towered over those around him. His fierce temper was a matter of legend. However, as Robinson's vivid account shows, he had a more complex personality than either his supporters or detractors believed. In a career spanning fifty years, the Grand Duke played a vital role in transforming Russia's political system. In 1905, the Tsar assigned him the duty of coordinating defense and security planning for the entire Russian empire. When the Tsar asked him to assume the mantle of military dictator, the Grand Duke, instead of accepting, persuaded the Tsar to sign a manifesto promising political reforms. Less opportunely, he also had a role in introducing the Tsar and Tsarina to the infamous Rasputin. A few years after the revolution in 1917, the Grand Duke became de facto leader of the Russian émigré community. Despite his importance, the only other biography of the Grand Duke was written by one of his former generals in 1930, a year after his death, and it is only available in Russian. The result of research in the archives of seven countries, this groundbreaking biography—the first to appear in English—covers the Grand Duke's entire life, examining both his private life and his professional career. Paul Robinson's engaging account will be of great value to those interested in World War I and military history, Russian history, and biographies of notable figures.