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Die Ruckkehr der "grossen Manner" : Staatsmanner im Krieg : ein deutsch-britischer Vergleich = Bringing personality back in : leadership and war : a British-German comparison, 1740-1945 / herausgegeben von/edited by Brendan Simms und Karina Urbach.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Simms, Brendan.
Urbach, Karina.
Series:
Prinz-Albert-Studien (Berlin, Germany) ; Bd. 28.
Prinz-Albert-Studien ; Bd. 28 = Prince Albert studies ; v. 28
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Statesmen--Great Britain--Biography.
Statesmen.
Statesmen--Germany--Biography.
Command of troops--Cross-cultural studies.
Command of troops.
Political leadership--Cross-cultural studies.
Political leadership.
Leadership--Great Britain--History.
Leadership.
Leadership--Germany--History.
Great Britain--History, Military.
Great Britain.
Germany--History, Military.
Germany.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (172 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Other Title:
Staatsmanner im Krieg : ein deutsch-britischer Vergleich
Bringing personality back in : leadership and war : a British-German comparison, 1740-1945
Place of Publication:
Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter, c2010.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
In this volume eminent historians compare German and British statesmen in war, from the Seven Years' War to World War II. The subjects of the biographical essays range from Frederick the Great and William Pitt the Elder, William Pitt the Younger and Joseph II, William Gladstone and Bismarck, David George and Wilhelm II, as well as Churchill and Hitler. Differences and similarities in the conduct of warfare and references to the present-day political situation are impressively presented. This collection thus provides important results to stimulate further research.
Contents:
Frontmatter
Inhalt/Contents
Introduction
Managing Several Fronts: The Seven Years' War
Frederick the Great
William Pitt the Elder, Strategic leadership at Home and Abroad during the Great War for the Empires (1756-1763)
Reforming Leadership in War
Reformstreben, Machtpolitik und Staatsführung im Krieg bei William Pitt dem Jüngeren
Joseph II: Wars Intended, Prevented and Unexpected
Civil Leadership in an Age of Popular Wars
Gladstone: Morality in the Age of Popular Wars
Bismarck: Ein Amateur in Uniform?
Not Leaving it to the Generals: Leadership in World War I
The Welsh Wizard who won the War: David Lloyd George as War Leader
Supreme Warlord: Kaiser Wilhelm II in Wartime
Political Leadership in Total War
Churchill: Flawed War Leader or Charismatic Visionary?
Backmatter
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
1-282-88500-6
9786612885006
3-11-023295-2
OCLC:
813248308

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