High Command: British Military Leadership in the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars
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Название: High Command: British Military Leadership in the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars
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Автор: Christopher L. Elliott
Год выпуска: 2015
Формат: PDF
Размер: 2,0 МБ
ISBN: 579453524528
Язык: Английский
СКАЧАТЬ High Command: British Military Leadership in the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars БЕСПЛАТНО EPUB - DOC - DJVU - RTF - PDFОписание: From 2001, Britain supported the United States in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan."Victory" in such conflicts is always hard to gauge and domestic political backing for them was never robust. For this, the governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown were held responsible, and paid the price, but the role played by the High Command in the Ministry of Defence also bears examination. Critics have noted that the armed services were riven by internal rivalry and their leadership was dysfunctional, but the truth is more complicated.
In his book, General Elliott explores the circumstances that led to these wars and how the Ministry of Defence coped with the challenges presented. He reveals how the Service Chiefs were set at odds by the system, almost as rivals in the making, with responsibility diffuse and authority ambiguous.