Command Failure in War: Psychology and Leadership

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contents Preface ix Acknowledgments xv Introduction 1 1. Frederick the Great at Kunersdorf, August 12, 1759 5 2. Napoleon in Russia, 1812 25 3. McClellan’s Flawed Campaign: The Wounded Ego 49 4. Lee at Gettysburg: The Failure of Success 73 5. Franklin, Tennessee: The Wrong Enemy 99 6. Beyond Conventional Historical Explanations: The British Military in World War I 122 7. Winston Churchill, Arthur Harris, and British Strategic Bombing 156 8. Stalingrad: A Ghastly Collaboration between Hitler and His Generals 173 Conclusion 215 Notes 231 Bibliography 267 Index 277 ...