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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Basic Books
ISBN-10
0465097804
ISBN-13
9780465097807
eBay Product ID (ePID)
219344107
Product Key Features
Book Title
On the Psychology of Military Incompetence
Number of Pages
528 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Military Science, Military / World War II, Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Military / General, Military
Publication Year
2016
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
16.7 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2017-471198
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"One does not have to share all, or even most, of Dixon's often rebarbative views to agree that this penetrating, self-knowing, often hilarious, and sometimes alarming book is a must-read. It is a classic of military history awaiting rediscovery today." --Brendan Simms, author of Europe: The Struggle for Supremacy "An original, scientifically impressive and fascinating book . . . a minor classic." -- Tablet "An absorbing, perceptive and often very funny study in human frailty." -- Listener "It should be compulsory reading wherever future officers are selected or trained, and deserves a very wide readership among psychologists and laymen." -- New Society "An intelligent man's guide to the defects of the military mind... Its conclusions are incontrovertible." -- Books and Bookmen -- -, "One does not have to share all, or even most, of Dixon's often rebarbative views to agree that this penetrating, self-knowing, often hilarious, and sometimes alarming book is a must-read. It is a classic of military history awaiting rediscovery today." --Brendan Simms, author of Europe: The Struggle for Supremacy "An original, scientifically impressive and fascinating book . . . a minor classic." -- Tablet "An absorbing, perceptive and often very funny study in human frailty." -- Listener "It should be compulsory reading wherever future officers are selected or trained, and deserves a very wide readership among psychologists and laymen." -- New Society "An intelligent man's guide to the defects of the military mind... Its conclusions are incontrovertible." -- Books and Bookmen, Praise for On the Psychology of Military Incompetence "An original, scientifically impressive and fascinating book . . . a minor classic."-- Tablet "An absorbing, perceptive and often very funny study in human frailty... Stimulating and almost invariably provocative"--Lord Chalfont, Listener "An absorbing, perceptive and often very funny study in human frailty."-- Listener "It should be compulsory reading wherever future officers are selected or trained, and deserves a very wide readership among psychologists and laymen."-- New Society "An intelligent man's guide to the defects of the military mind... Its conclusions are incontrovertible."-- Books and Bookmen, Praise for On the Psychology of Military Incompetence "One does not have to share all, or even most, of Dixon's often rebarbative views to agree that this penetrating, self-knowing, often hilarious, and sometimes alarming book is a must-read. It is a classic of military history awaiting rediscovery today." --Brendan Simms, author of Europe: The Struggle for Supremacy "An original, scientifically impressive and fascinating book . . . a minor classic." -- Tablet "An absorbing, perceptive and often very funny study in human frailty." -- Listener "It should be compulsory reading wherever future officers are selected or trained, and deserves a very wide readership among psychologists and laymen." -- New Society "An intelligent man's guide to the defects of the military mind... Its conclusions are incontrovertible." -- Books and Bookmen
Dewey Decimal
355.331
Synopsis
The Crimea, the Boer War, the Somme, Tobruk, Pearl Harbor, the Bay of Pigs: these are just some of the milestones in a century of military incompetence, of costly mishaps and tragic blunders. Are these simple accidents--as the "bloody fool" theory has it--or are they inevitable? The psychologist Norman F. Dixon argues that there is a pattern to inept generalship, and locates this pattern within the very act of creating armies in the first place, which in his view produces a levelling down of human capability that encourages the mediocre and limits the gifted. In this light, successful generals achieve what they do despite the stultifying features of the organization to which they belong. A classic study of military leadership, On the Psychology of Military Incompetence is at once an original exploration of the battles that have defined the last two centuries of human civilization and an essential guide for the next generation of military leaders., A classic study of military leadership uncovering why generals fail The Crimea, the Boer War, the Somme, Tobruk, Pearl Harbor, the Bay of Pigs: these are just some of the milestones in a century of military incompetence, of costly mishaps and tragic blunders. Are these simple accidents--as the "bloody fool" theory has it--or are they inevitable? The psychologist Norman F. Dixon argues that there is a pattern to inept generalship, and he locates this pattern within the very act of creating armies in the first place, which in his view produces a levelling down of human capability that encourages the mediocre and limits the gifted. In this light, successful generals achieve what they do despite the stultifying features of the organization to which they belong. On the Psychology of Military Incompetence is at once an original exploration of the battles that have defined the last two centuries of human civilization and an essential guide for the next generation of military leaders.
LC Classification Number
U22.3.D59 2016
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