Command Failure in War

Psychology and Leadership

By: Philip Langer, Robert Pois

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Hardcover | 1 April 2004

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A psycho-historical approach to understanding decision making in war Sheds light on the behaviours of commanders during war Includes Douglas Haig and the British command during the First World War, "Bomber" Harris and the Strategic Bombing of Germany, and Stalingrad Why do military commanders, most of them usually quite capable, fail at crucial moments of their careers? Robert Pols 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 judiciously take a number of psycho-historical approaches in hope of shedding light on the behaviours of commanders during war. The other battles and commanders studied here are Napoleon in Russia, George B. McClellan's Peninsular Campaign, Robert E. Lee and Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg, John Bell Hood at the Battle of Franklin, Douglas Haig and the British command during World War I, "Bomber" Harris and the Strategic Bombing of Germany, and Stalingrad.

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Preface
Introduction
Frederick the Great at Kunersdorf, August 12, 1759 "Will not some accursed bullet strike me?"
Napoleon in Russia, 1812 "Whose blood have I shed?"
General George B. McClellan, The Wounded Ego "If I save this army now, I tell you plainly that I owe no thanks to you or any other person in Washington. You have done your best to sacrifice the army."
Pickett's Charge: The Failure of Success "Too bad. Too Bad. O, too bad."
Franklin, Tennessee: The Wrong Enemy "In my utmost heart I questioned whether or not I could ever succeed in eradicating this evil."
Conventional Historical Explanations: The British Military in World War I "The machine gun is a much overrated weapon, and two per battalion is sufficient."
Winston Churchill, Arthur Harris, and British Strategic Bombing "It was as heroic, as self sacrificing, as Russia's decision to adopt her policy of 'scorched earth.'"
Stalingrad: A Ghastly Collaboration between Hitler and his Generals "I will not go back from the Volga."
Conclusion
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