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    Operational Failures Caused By Arrogant Leaders
    Operational Failures Caused By Arrogant Leaders
    Operational Failures Caused By Arrogant Leaders
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    Operational Failures Caused By Arrogant Leaders

    By Colonel James R. Parrington USMC

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    The Japanese defeat at Midway and the U.S. occupational failure in Iraq resulted from operational blindness on the part of arrogant strategic leaders. The failures of the Japanese and U.S. militaries directly resulted from the professional arrogance exhibited by Admiral Yamamoto and Secretary Rumsfeld as they deliberately limited the scope of their strategic thinking to how their own forces would be employed, exclusive of the combat potential available to their enemy. Admiral Yamamoto and Secretary Rumsfeld insisted on complete control and created environments where their highly capable and informed subordinates were either isolated from the decision-making process or not included at all. They were similarly contemptuous of their foe and uncritical of their own capabilities. Admiral Yamamoto and Secretary Rumsfeld made the mistake of confusing great power with unlimited power, failed to recognize that their positions were subordinate to a greater goal, and ultimately lost perspective on the limits of their power.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherVerdun Press
    Release dateAug 15, 2014
    ISBN9781782897446
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      Operational Failures Caused By Arrogant Leaders - Colonel James R. Parrington USMC

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      OPERATIONAL FAILURES CAUSED BY ARROGANT LEADERS

      By

      James R. Parrington Colonel, USMC

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Contents

      TABLE OF CONTENTS 4

      Abstract 5

      Operational Failures Caused by Arrogant Leaders 6

      REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER 17

      SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 18

      Abstract

      The Japanese defeat at Midway and the U.S. occupational failure in Iraq resulted from operational blindness on the part of arrogant strategic leaders. The failures of the Japanese and U.S. militaries directly resulted from the professional arrogance exhibited by Admiral Yamamoto and Secretary Rumsfeld as they deliberately limited the scope of their strategic thinking to how their own forces would be employed, exclusive of the combat potential available

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