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    Important Differences Between Successful And Unsuccessful Senior Allied Army Combat Leaders
    Important Differences Between Successful And Unsuccessful Senior Allied Army Combat Leaders
    Important Differences Between Successful And Unsuccessful Senior Allied Army Combat Leaders
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    Important Differences Between Successful And Unsuccessful Senior Allied Army Combat Leaders

    By F. Earl Morrison

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    Two successful and two unsuccessful senior Allied Army combat leaders are studied to discern whether there are important differences in the qualities and abilities, they demonstrated in combat. The methodology used was to examine materials on the leaders for examples demonstrating courage, determination, coup d’œil, presence of mind, strength of will, and sense of locality—qualities and abilities which Carl von Clausewitz thought important. Any other qualities or abilities which appeared important in the cases studied were also noted. The study, however, represents an initial exploratory look. It is qualitative and judgmental, not quantitative and empirical. It was found that the successful leaders demonstrated a balance of qualities and abilities while the unsuccessful ones either lacked a balance or demonstrated some fatal flaw. Further study by other researchers is recommended.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLucknow Books
    Release dateNov 6, 2015
    ISBN9781786252951
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      Important Differences Between Successful And Unsuccessful Senior Allied Army Combat Leaders - F. Earl Morrison

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      Important Differences Between Successful and Unsuccessful Senior Allied Army Combat Leaders.

      F. Earl Morrison

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Contents

      TABLE OF CONTENTS 4

      ABSTRACT 5

      INTRODUCTION 6

      QUALITIES AND ABILITIES IMPORTANT TO SENIOR COMBAT LEADERS 7

      SOME SUCCESSFUL AND UNSUCCESSFUL SENIOR COMBAT LEADERS 8

      Eichelberger—MacArthur’s Fireman 8

      Slim—Stout In Ability 10

      Auchinleck—Unable To Get Along With Churchill 14

      Percival—Inadequate, But Have Some Mercy On Percy 18

      CONCLUSIONS 20

      REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER 21

      ABSTRACT

      Two successful and two unsuccessful senior Allied Army combat leaders are studied to discern whether there are important differences in the qualities and abilities, they demonstrated in combat. The methodology used was to examine materials on the leaders for examples demonstrating courage, determination, coup d’œil, presence of mind, strength of will, and sense of locality—qualities and abilities which Carl von Clausewitz thought important. Any other qualities or abilities which appeared important in the cases studied were also noted. The study, however, represents an initial exploratory look. It is qualitative and judgmental, not quantitative and empirical. It was found that the successful leaders demonstrated a balance of qualities and abilities while the unsuccessful ones either lacked a balance or demonstrated some fatal flaw. Further study by other researchers is recommended.

      INTRODUCTION

      During World War II some senior Allied Army combat leaders, three or four-star generals, were successful while others were

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