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Author | : David Donachie |
Publisher | : Allison & Busby |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2013-11-25 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 074901430X |
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Unbeknown to John Pearce, the private letter he is delivering on behalf of the prime minister carries the dismissal of the very man he is sailing to see. Politics intervene in matters of the sea and the need for a government majority to pursue the war with France means John Pearce must step down as Britain's best sailor, regretfully relinquishing the position to the incompetent Admiral Hotham. Hotham is equally less than pleased about John Pearce, as he is the one person who knows the truth about his dishonest and wicked naval career. Pearce knows Hotham will try and destroy him any way he can to keep from being exposed, so he must navigate the dangerous waters whilst trying to return to Emily Barclay, the woman he loves.
Author | : LCDR James P. Drew |
Publisher | : Pickle Partners Publishing |
Total Pages | : 104 |
Release | : 2014-08-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1782897186 |
Download Tarnished Victory: Divided Command In The Pacific And Its Consequences In The Naval Battle For Leyte Gulf Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The Battle for Leyte Gulf in October 1944 was the largest naval battle of World War II both in terms of the number of ships involved, and the expanse of area the battle covered. The battle was a decisive victory for the Allied Forces, who effectively crushed the might of the Japanese Navy for the remainder of the war. The Joint Chiefs made the decision to keep command in the Pacific divided in the early months of the war. The Joint Chiefs were presented with opportunities to resolve this problematic command structure as the war progressed, but they chose to perpetuate the division. This decision, directly contributed to disunity of effort, differing objectives, poor communication, and tragically, unnecessary loss of life during the Battle off Samar.
Author | : David Donachie |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 397 |
Release | : 2014-08-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780750539432 |
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The Mediterranean is proving dangerous waters for John Pearce and his Pelicans. Having left his lover Emily, who is also the wife of his mortal enemy Ralph Barclay, Pearce is detained in Naples. When he unknowingly delivers a letter promoting the shady and incompetent Admiral Hotham, Pearce finds himself entangled in a political plot that soon puts those closest to him at peril. Emily decides that there is no future with Pearce and leaves on the merchant ship, the Sandown Castle, while Pearce conveys private letters to Horatio Nelson. Meanwhile Ralph Barclay has learned of his wife's desertion and is on his way to recapture her.
Author | : David Donachie |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 353 |
Release | : 2022-05-15 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1493061607 |
Download The Perils of Command Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
John Pearce, having negotiated the highly questionable sale of the two French prizes taken in The Devil to Pay, has left HMS Flirt, as well as the crew and the wounded Henry Digby, in Brindisi and is now headed for Naples to see his lover. In an uncomfortable journey he seeks to work out a way to best both Admiral Sir William Hotham and Captain Ralph Barclay, men who are his sworn enemies. All his calculations are thrown into turmoil when he discovers that Emily is pregnant which, while it is a cause for joy, is also a reason to worry; she is still married to Ralph Barclay and by the laws of the time he can claim the child as his own.
Author | : Trent Hone |
Publisher | : Naval Institute Press |
Total Pages | : 464 |
Release | : 2022-09-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1682475964 |
Download Mastering the Art of Command Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Mastering the Art of Command is a detailed examination of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz’s leadership during World War II. It describes how he used his talents to guide the Pacific Fleet following the attacks on Pearl Harbor, win crucial victories against the forces of Imperial Japan, and then seize the initiative in the Pacific. Once Nimitz’s forces held the initiative, they maintained it through an offensive campaign of unparalleled speed that overcame Japanese defenses and created the conditions for victory. As a command and operational history, Mastering the Art of Command explores how Nimitz used his leadership skills, command talents, and strategic acumen to achieve these decisive results. Hone recounts how Nimitz, as both Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPAC) and Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Ocean Areas (CINCPOA), revised and adapted his organizational structure to capitalize on lessons and newly emerging information. Hone argues that Nimitz—because he served simultaneously as CINCPAC and CINCPOA—was able to couple tactical successes to strategic outcomes and more effectively plan and execute operations that brought victory at Midway, Guadalcanal, the Marshall Islands, the Philippines, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. As a study of leadership, Mastering the Art of Command uses modern management theories, and builds upon the approach in his award-winning Learning War. Trent Hone explores the challenge of leadership in complex adaptive systems through Nimitz’s behavior and causes us to reassess the inevitability of Allied victory and the reasons for its ultimate accomplishment. A new narrative history of the Pacific war, this book demonstrates effective patterns for complexity-informed leadership by highlighting how Nimitz maintained coherence within his organization, established the conditions for his subordinates to succeed, and fostered collaborative sensemaking to identify and pursue options more rapidly. Nimitz’s “strategic artistry” is a pattern worthy of study and emulation, for today’s military officers, civilian leaders, and managers in large organizations.
Author | : Barry Strauss |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2013-05-21 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1439164495 |
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Analyzes the leadership and strategies of three forefront military leaders from the ancient world, offers insight into the purposes behind their conflicts, and shows what today's leaders can glean from their successes and failures.
Author | : David Poyer |
Publisher | : St. Martin's Press |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 2007-04-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1429907959 |
Download The Command Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
After receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor for action in Iraq, Commander Daniel V. Lenson's new orders read: take over as skipper of USS Thomas W. Horn. His mission: prepare the Tomahawk-equipped strike destroyer and her crew for the Red Sea, where she'll join an international task force searching for weapons of mass destruction. But this will be no routine deployment. Horn will be the first US Navy warship ever to deploy with an integrated male and female crew-a controversial and politically explosive experiment that will raise questions about morale, behavior, training, sexual attraction, and ultimately, performance under fire. Facing sandstorms, smugglers, and ambushes, Horn's increasingly polarized crew will conduct demanding, diplomatically sensitive search-and-seizure operations against foreign vessels attempting to smuggle arms to Iraq. But the real nightmare's brewing in Bahrain. There, the most dangerous bomb expert in Al-Qaeda has targeted Horn for attack- as the first step in a plan to redraw the map of the whole Middle East. With gripping action scenes and an explosive climax, The Command continues Dan Lenson's star-crossed career in a series that explores both global and deeply personal implications of honor, duty, power, and war.
Author | : Ronald H. Cole |
Publisher | : U.S. Government Printing Office |
Total Pages | : 158 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Download The History of the Unified Command Plan, 1946-1999 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Covers the formulation, modifications, and periodic revisions of the Unified Command Plan. Includes three separate histories that were originally classified, as well as an update covering the period from 1994 to 1999.
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Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 164 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Military planning |
ISBN | : |
Download The History of the Unified Command Plan, 1946-1993 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Louis Morton |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 786 |
Release | : 1962 |
Genre | : World War, 1939-1945 |
ISBN | : |
Download Strategy and Command Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
An analysis of organization and logistics as well as strategy and command, covering the coming of the war, Japanese policy and American strategy before Pearl Harbor, Japanese victories in the first six months of the war, first efforts in New Guinea and the Solomons to stem the Japanese tide, and the limited offensive in the summer of 1943.