MUTH Jorg

Command culture : officer education in the US army and the German Armed Forces 1901-1940 and the consequences for world war II / Jorg Muth. - Denton, Texas : Univ of North Texas Press, 2011. - x, 366 pages : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-354) and index.

Command culture clearly explains the lack of audacity of many high ranking American officers during World War II. Those American officers who became outstanding leaders in World War II did so not so much because of their military education, but despite it.

9781574415339 (pbk.): 18.95 USD


MILITARY EDUCATION --UNITED STATES --HISTORY --20TH CENTURY
MILITARY EDUCATION --GERMANY --HISTORY --20TH CENTURY