On The Psychology Of Military Incompetence by Norman F. Dixon (English) Paperbac

Description: On The Psychology Of Military Incompetence by Norman F. Dixon, M. Dixon This unique and penetrating book surveys 100 years of military inefficiency from the Crimean War, through the Boer conflict, to the disasterous campaigns of the First World War and the calamities of the Second. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A complete survey of 100 years of military history, for better or for worseThis unique and penetrating book surveys 100 years of military inefficiency from the Crimean War, through the Boer conflict, to the disasterous campaigns of the First World War and the calamities of the Second. It examines the social psychology of military organizations, provides case studies of individual commanders and identifies an alarming pattern in the causes of military disaster.Absorbing and original, this is the definitive history of military failures. Notes An intelligent mans guide to the defects of the military mind... Its conclusions are incontrovertible. Alan Sillitoe Author Biography Dr Norman F. Dixon, M.B.E., Fellow of the British Psychological Society, was Professor Emeritus of Psychology at University College London.After ten years commission in the Royal Engineers, during which time he was wounded (largely through my own incompetence), Professor Dixon left the Army in 1950 and entered university where he obtained a first-class degree in Psychology. He received the degrees of Doctor of Philosophy in 1956 and Doctor of Science in 1972, and in 1974 was awarded the University of London Carpenter Medal for work of exceptional distinction in Experimental Psychology. He held an honorary doctorate from the University of Lund.His other books include- Preconscious Processing, Subliminal Perception- the nature of a controversy, which was described by Professor George Westby as one of the most substantial works of British psychology of recent years, and Our Own Worst Enemy, which New Society praised as an elegant play on mans chaotic nature...diverse and arresting. Review Shocking and provocative * New Society *An absorbing, perceptive and often very funny study in human frailty... Stimulating and almost invariably provocative -- Lord Chalfont * Listener *An original, scientifically impressive and fascinating book... This is a minor classic * Tablet *It should be compulsory reading wherever future officers are selected or trained, and deserves a very wide readership among psychologists and laymen -- John Nicholson * New Society *Classic book * New York Times * Promotional An intelligent mans guide to the defects of the military mind. . . Its conclusions are incontrovertible. Alan Sillitoe, BOOKS AND BOOKMEN. Kirkus UK Review A writer on war who misdates the Dardanelles expedition by a year cannot be wholly competent; yet Dixon has a serious point to argue. He maintains, in a book that appeared in 1976 and at once became a minor classic, that authoritarian generals are likely to be indecisive and incompetent commanders, and illustrates his point from a mass of examples of ineptitude, most of them British. (Kirkus UK) Review Text Shocking and provocative Review Quote Shocking and provocative Promotional "Headline" A complete survey of 100 years of military history, for better or for worse Details ISBN0712658890 Author M. Dixon Pages 448 Year 1994 ISBN-10 0712658890 ISBN-13 9780712658898 Format Paperback Publication Date 1994-01-06 Imprint Pimlico Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 355.331 Illustrations diagrams Birth 1922 Media Book Language English UK Release Date 1994-01-06 Publisher Vintage AU Release Date 1994-01-06 NZ Release Date 1994-01-06 Alternative 9781446475737 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:1086460;

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