Military Leadership in the British Civil Wars, 1642-1651: 'The Genius of this Age'McGraw Hill Professional, 31.05.2004 - 240 Seiten Despite the wealth of British Civil Wars studies, little work addresses the nature of military leadership effectiveness in terms of the eventual result -parliamentary victory. It is no longer sufficient to credit religion, economics, localism or constitutional concepts for the outcome without considering the role of effective military leadership. The study of human conflict illustrates a simple, immutable truth -the finest, most inspired or motivated, well-trained, disciplined or experienced force is quite like a modern cruise missile. Without effective guidance, it is no more than a collection of very expensive parts. For the general military history reader, the work provides a concise strategic and operational narrative of the British Civil Wars of 1642-51 in northern England and Scotland. For historians, it offers an additional causative explanation for ultimate parliamentary victory. As a study of effective military leadership, it proposes, through a case study analysis based on a framework of characteristics and behavior of specific commanders from the wildly successful to the abysmal failure, a model of effective military leadership for present and successive generations of military, naval and air officers at all levels of command. |
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... Edgehill and as part of Essex's southern army, these militia units played a marginal role in recruitment. Chastened by his inability to attract the Yorkshire trained bands in the early summer of 1642, the king preferred to raise ...
... Edgehill and as part of Essex's southern army, these militia units played a marginal role in recruitment. Chastened by his inability to attract the Yorkshire trained bands in the early summer of 1642, the king preferred to raise ...
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... Edgehill and Essex's blunders in the west that resulted in the surrender of his foot at Lostwithiel, momentarily squandered the advantage gained at Marston Moor and ensured that the war would drag on for almost two years. Reticent to ...
... Edgehill and Essex's blunders in the west that resulted in the surrender of his foot at Lostwithiel, momentarily squandered the advantage gained at Marston Moor and ensured that the war would drag on for almost two years. Reticent to ...
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... Edgehill, 1642: The Campaign and the Battle (Kineton: Roundwood Press, 1967), 104–5; Hibbert, Cavaliers and Roundheads, 54. Astley was appointed major-general of foot and Aston colonel-general of dragoons. Both had served in the Swedish ...
... Edgehill, 1642: The Campaign and the Battle (Kineton: Roundwood Press, 1967), 104–5; Hibbert, Cavaliers and Roundheads, 54. Astley was appointed major-general of foot and Aston colonel-general of dragoons. Both had served in the Swedish ...
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Military Leadership in the British Civil Wars, 1642-1651: 'The Genius of ... Stanley D.M. Carpenter Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2004 |
Military Leadership in the British Civil Wars, 1642-1651: 'The Genius of ... Stanley D.M. Carpenter Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2004 |
Military Leadership in the British Civil Wars, 1642-1651: "the Genius of ... Stanley D. M. Carpenter Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2005 |
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