Supreme Leadership in Modern War

ISBN-13: 9781032451534 / Miękka / 2023 / 322 str.

Opis

This edited volume focuses on civil-military relations before and during great power conflicts, and comprises historical case studies of modern supreme leadership.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Lincoln, Grant, and the Secrets of Their Success  3. Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee  4. Clemenceau and Foch: How Not to Share an Armrest  5. Lloyd George, Haig and the Supreme Command, 1917-1918  6. Imperial Germany’s Supreme Command during the First World War  7. Stalin and the Stavka: Formulating Soviet Strategy during the Great Patriotic War  8. The German High Command  9. Roosevelt and Marshall: The Road to Overlord  10. Couldn’t Winston Trust His Generals?  11. Truman and MacArthur: Rendezvous with History  12. Mao and His Generals: The War to Resist America and Aid Korea  Conclusion

O autorze

James Lacey is Horner Chair of War Studies and a Professor of Strategic Studies at the Marine Corps University, Quantico, USA. He is author/editor of over a dozen books.

The late Williamson Murray was Professor Emeritus of History at Ohio State University, USA, and author/editor of over twenty books.