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Command

Author : Lawrence Freedman
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141993529
Total Pages : 471 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book Command written by Lawrence Freedman and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2022-09-08 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A timely history of the interplay between politics and military operations, 'Command is the history of our time' (Guardian) Military command has been reconstructed and revolutionized since the Second World War by nuclear warfare, small-scale guerrilla land operations and cyber interference. Freedman takes a global perspective, systematically investigating its practice and politics since 1945 through a wide range of conflicts from the French Colonial Wars, the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Bangladesh Liberation War to North Vietnam's Easter Offensive of 1972, the Falklands War, the Iraq War and Russia's wars in Chechnya and Ukraine. By highlighting the political nature of strategy, Freedman shows that military decision-making cannot be separated from civilian priorities and that commanders must now have the sensibility to navigate politics as well as warfare.

The politics of command

Author : Thomas Lawrence Connelly
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (641 download)

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Download or read book The politics of command written by Thomas Lawrence Connelly and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Politics of Command in the American Revolution

Author : Jonathan Gregory Rossie
Publisher : Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis The Politics of Command in the American Revolution by : Jonathan Gregory Rossie

Download or read book The Politics of Command in the American Revolution written by Jonathan Gregory Rossie and published by Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 1975 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Details the relationship between the Continental Congress and its army. Discusses Congress's attempt to maintain civil authority over a military establishment as well as the all-to-familiar political infighting of groups within both the Congress and the army as they schemed to advance certain individuals into positions of command. This reinforced fractional divisions already found within the Congress and the army. Specifically recounts the rivalry between Generals Philip Schuyler and Horatio Gates for the command of the northern department and the Conway cabal to replace General Washington with General Gates by the Continental Congress as examples of the history of politico-military infighting during the Revolution that almost caused the destruction of the American Union. At the end of the study, the author presents two letters, one from Colonel Richard Varick and another from Philip Schuyler, recounting a bizarre story of attempted "murder" with Varick as the intended target.

Lawrence Freedman : "Command. The politics of military operations from Korea to Ukraine"

Author : Heiner Bröckermann
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (137 download)

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Book Synopsis Lawrence Freedman : "Command. The politics of military operations from Korea to Ukraine" by : Heiner Bröckermann

Download or read book Lawrence Freedman : "Command. The politics of military operations from Korea to Ukraine" written by Heiner Bröckermann and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Politics of Command

Author : Thomas Lawrence Connelly
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780807102282
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book The Politics of Command written by Thomas Lawrence Connelly and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the pressures brought to bear upon Jefferson Davis as he decided the South's military strategy.

Politics of Command

Author : John Nelson Rickard
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 144269890X
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (426 download)

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Download or read book Politics of Command written by John Nelson Rickard and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2010-03-20 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In December 1943, Lieutenant-General A.G.L. McNaughton resigned from command of the 1st Canadian Army amidst criticism of his poor generalship and of his abrasive personality. Despite McNaughton's importance to the Canadian Army during the first four years of the Second World War, little has been written about the man himself or the circumstances of his resignation. In The Politics of Command, the first full-length study of the subject since 1969, John Nelson Rickard analyses McNaughton's performance during Exercise SPARTAN in March 1943 and assesses his relationships with key figures such as Sir Alan F. Brooke, Bernard Paget, and Harry Crerar. This detailed re-examination of McNaughton's command argues that the long-accepted reasons for his relief of duty require extensive modification. Based on a wide range of sources, The Politics of Command will redefine how military historians and all Canadians look at not only "Andy" McNaughton but also the Canadian Army itself.

The Silent Dictatorship

Author : Martin Kitchen
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000008118
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Silent Dictatorship written by Martin Kitchen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-06-26 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1976 and based upon the extensive use of original archival material, this book provides a detailed account of the 2 years in which the German army enjoyed unprecedented power and influence. The rise of Hindenburg and Ludendorff is seen against the background of the failure of the army to win a decisive victory in the early stages of the war. The book provides insights into the dynamics of German militarism and imperialism, and is an important contribution to the discussion of the continuity of German history.

Command Influence

Author : Robert A. Shaines
Publisher : Outskirts Press
ISBN 13 : 1432750682
Total Pages : 429 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (327 download)

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Download or read book Command Influence written by Robert A. Shaines and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2010-11-23 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George C. Schreiber was a twenty-five year old second lieutenant in charge of an Air Police guard unit in Pusan, Korea. A year earlier, in 1951, he had innocently been teaching fifth and sixth grade children in Brookfield, Illinois. A year later, he was convicted by a general court-martial of premeditated murder. The unconscionable injustice made no sense to twenty-three year old Air Force lawyer Robert A. Shaines and Schreiber’s story has haunted his thoughts ever since. Command Influence chronicles Shaines’ first hand observation of the dramatic events leading up to the trial of Schreiber and two of his contemporaries and shows how he, Schreiber and others became pawns in a power game among ambitious and vindictive men eager only to please those who could advance their military careers. This series of events would ultimately involve the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, the Governor of Illinois, the President and the Supreme Court of the United States and bring about a change in the law which would reach the highest levels of government. A fascinating tale of military and legal history, Command Influence is also a captivatingly personal vindication of the conscience of the author, who comes to understand that he and Schreiber were a couple of dedicated, but naive and trusting young fellow officers whose lives and characters became permanently shaped by these events. Both were victims in their own ways.

Command

Author : Anthony King
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108756743
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (87 download)

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Download or read book Command written by Anthony King and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-01-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the wake of the troubled campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq, military decision-making appears to be in crisis and generals have been subjected to intense and sustained public criticism. Taking these interventions as a starting point, Anthony King examines the transformation of military command in the twenty-first century. Focusing on the army division, King argues that a phenomenon of collective command is developing. In the twentieth century, generals typically directed and led operations personally, monopolising decision-making. They commanded individualistically, even heroically. As operations have expanded in range and scope, decision-making has multiplied and diversified. As a result command is becoming increasingly professionalised and collaborative. Through interviews with many leading generals and vivid ethnographic analysis of divisional headquarters, this book provides a unique insight into the transformation of command in western armies.

Politics of Command

Author : John Nelson Rickard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781487541026
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Politics of Command written by John Nelson Rickard and published by . This book was released on 2010-02-28 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In December 1943, Lieutenant-General A.G.L. McNaughton resigned from command of the 1st Canadian Army amidst criticism of his poor generalship and of his abrasive personality. Despite McNaughton's importance to the Canadian Army during the first four years of the Second World War, little has been written about the man himself or the circumstances of his resignation. In The Politics of Command, the first full-length study of the subject since 1969, John Nelson Rickard analyzes McNaughton's performance during exercise SPARTAN in March 1943 and assesses his relationships with key figures such as Sir Alan F. Brooke, Bernard Paget, and Harry Crerar. This detailed re-examination of McNaughton's command argues that the long-accepted reasons for his relief of duty require extensive modification. Based on a wide range of sources, The Politics of Command will redefine how military historians and all Canadians look not only at "Andy" McNaughton, but the Canadian Army as well.

Supreme Command

Author : Eliot A. Cohen
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 074324222X
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (432 download)

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Download or read book Supreme Command written by Eliot A. Cohen and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-04-17 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The Soviet High Command

Author : John Erickson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000305716
Total Pages : 913 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book The Soviet High Command written by John Erickson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-07-11 with total page 913 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book aims to furnish a history of the origins and development of Soviet military leadership, together with a survey of its relations with the Communist Party and the governmental apparatus, within the chronological limits of the first attempts to organise the Red Army and a military command.

The Soviet High Command: a Military-political History, 1918-1941

Author : John Erickson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136339523
Total Pages : 913 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (363 download)

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Book Synopsis The Soviet High Command: a Military-political History, 1918-1941 by : John Erickson

Download or read book The Soviet High Command: a Military-political History, 1918-1941 written by John Erickson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-07-04 with total page 913 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An objective and documentary history of the earliest origins and formative years of the Workers-Peasants Red Army from the Civil War to the initial disasters of the war with Germany, the Great Patriotic War, culminating in the "battle for Moscow" in November-December 1941.

Command Authority

Author : Tom Clancy
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101636491
Total Pages : 604 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Command Authority written by Tom Clancy and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-12-03 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this Jack Ryan thriller, #1 New York Times bestselling author Tom Clancy delivers an electrifying story of intrigue, power, and a family with two generations of heroes…. Decades ago, as a young CIA analyst, President Jack Ryan Sr. was sent out to investigate the death of an operative—only to uncover the existence of a KGB assassin codenamed Zenith. He was never able to find the killer.... In the present, a new strongman has emerged in the ever-chaotic Russian republic—the enigmatic President Valeri Volodon. But the foundations of his personal empire are built on a bloody secret from his past. And none who know of it have lived to tell. For he has set a plot in motion—a plot to return Russia to its former glory. But when a family friend of Ryan’s is poisoned by a radioactive agent, the trail leads to Russia. And Jack Ryan Jr.—aided by his compatriots John Clark and the covert warriors of the secretive Campus—must delve into an international conflict thirty years in the making, and finish what his father started. With President Ryan fighting the political battle of his life, and his son fighting a silent war against a ruthless foe, global conflict becomes imminent—and the possibility of survival may soon be lost for all....

The Chinese High Command

Author : William W. Whitson
Publisher : New York : Praeger
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 722 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book The Chinese High Command written by William W. Whitson and published by New York : Praeger. This book was released on 1973 with total page 722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Værket beskriver kinesisk militærpolitik fra 1927-1971 herunder udviklingen af "Folkets Befrielseshær" (PLA) og dennes betydning og indflydelse på Mao-Kinas politik og samfundsudviklingen herunder "Kulturrevolutionen."

The War Within the Union High Command

Author : Thomas Joseph Goss
Publisher : Modern War Studies
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The War Within the Union High Command written by Thomas Joseph Goss and published by Modern War Studies. This book was released on 2003 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As this book reveals, professional generals viewed the war as a military problem requiring battlefield solutions, while appointees (and President Lincoln) focused more emphatically on the broader political contours of the struggle. The resulting friction often eroded Northern morale and damaged the North's war effort. Goss challenges the traditional idea that success was measured only on the battlefield by demonstrating significant links between military success and the achievement of the Union's political objectives. Examining commanders like Benjamin Butler, Nathaniel Banks, John McClernand, John Fremont, and Franz Sigel, Goss shows how many filled vital functions by raising troops, boosting homefront morale, securing national support for the war--and sometimes even achieving significant success on the battlefield.

Union General John A. McClernand and the Politics of Command

Author : Christopher C. Meyers
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786461969
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Union General John A. McClernand and the Politics of Command written by Christopher C. Meyers and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John A. McClernand was a career politician, and those ambitions and qualities continued during his Civil War service. A member of the Illinois General Assembly and a U.S. Representative for 10 years, McClernard was connected to other prominent figures of the time such as Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas. However, he is best known for his rivalry with Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, and this biography balances McClernard's political career with his military leadership and his place in the Union command structure.