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On the Psychology of Military Incompetence
Book about psychology
On The Psychology of Military Incompetence is a work by Norman F.
Dixon,[1] first published in 1976,[2] which applies insights from psychology to military history. After case studies of military and naval disasters from the preceding 120 years, mostly British, it offers in readable, not technical, style an analysis of the personality of the unsuccessful leader.
Its conclusions are equally applicable to other less deadly forms of human organisation.
Synopsis
Starting from the premise that success or failure in military and naval operations may in large part be due to the personality of the general or admiral in command, the author first examines various historical disasters and the role of the commander in the resulting loss of life or liberty for the victims (which often included civilians as well).
Among major British case studies, he cites the blunders in the Crimean War by Raglan