On The Psychology Of Military Incompetence
Author | : M Dixon |
Publisher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 448 |
Release | : 2011-09-30 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781446475737 |
ISBN-10 | : 1446475735 |
Rating | : 4/5 (35 Downloads) |
Download or read book On The Psychology Of Military Incompetence written by M Dixon and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-09-30 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique and penetrating book surveys 100 years of military inefficiency from the Crimean War, through the Boer conflict, to the disasterous campaigns of the First World War and the calamities of the Second. It examines the social psychology of military organizations, provides case studies of individual commanders and identifies an alarming pattern in the causes of military disaster. Absorbing and original, this is the definitive history of military failures.