On the Psychology of Military Incompetence - 9780465097807
Un libro in lingua di Dixon Norman F. Dr. edito da Basic Books, 2016
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The Crimea, the Boer War, the Somme, Tobruk, Pearl Harbor, the Bay of Pigs: these are just some of the milestones in a century and a half of military incompetence, of costly mishaps and tragic blunders. Are these simple accidentsas the bloody fool” theory has itor are they inevitable?
The psychologist Norman Dixon argues that there is a pattern to inept generalship, a pattern he locates within the very act of creating armies in the first place, which in his view produces a levelling down of human capability that encourages the mediocre and limits the gifted. A classic study of military leadership, On the Psychology of Military Incompetence is both an original exploration of infamous modern battles and an essential guide for the next generation of military leaders.
The psychologist Norman Dixon argues that there is a pattern to inept generalship, a pattern he locates within the very act of creating armies in the first place, which in his view produces a levelling down of human capability that encourages the mediocre and limits the gifted. A classic study of military leadership, On the Psychology of Military Incompetence is both an original exploration of infamous modern battles and an essential guide for the next generation of military leaders.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: On the Psychology of Military Incompetence
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Dixon Norman F. Dr.
- Editore: Basic Books
- Collana: Basic Books (Paperback)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 31 Maggio '16
- Genere: HISTORY
- Pagine: 496
- Dimensioni mm: 203 x 127 x 38
- ISBN-10: 0465097804
- EAN-13: 9780465097807