The next War Studies Seminar at the Centre for War Studies at the University of Birmingham is an Air Power Seminar and is being given by: Ross Mahoney (University of Birmingham) ‘Leadership Effectivness: Understanding a Key Metric of Operational Military History – The Case of Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory‘ The event will be [...]
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Air Power Seminar at the University of Birmingham – Ross Mahoney
Posted in Air Power, Events, Leadership and Command, Military History, Second World War, War Studies, tagged Battle of Britain, Centre for War Studies, Command, Leadership, Ross Mahoney, Second World War, Trafford Leigh-Mallory, War Studies Seminar on December 11, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Fighting Power as the Arbiter of Leadership Effectiveness
Posted in Fighting Power, Leadership and Command, Military History, War Studies, tagged Combat Power, Command, Fighting Power, German Army, Gian Gentile, Leadership, Martin van Creveld, Military Effectiveness, Stephen Biddle on September 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
[Cross posted at Thoughts on Military History] In an era of fourth generation warfare where the achievement of strategic end-goals lay squarely at the feet of politicians, the application of fighting power as a militaries core warfighting capability is being increasingly questioned with a concentration on Counter Insurgency (COIN) and Peacekeeping Support Operations (PSO). For [...]