Allies at war : British and US Army command culture in the Italian campaign, 1943-1944 / Patrick Rose
Language: English Subject(s): In: The Journal of Strategic Studies . -- Vol. 36 No. 1, (Feb. 2013)Abstract: This article compares the philosophy and practice of command in the British and US Armies during the Italian Campaign of 1943-44. It assesses pre-war influences on the command approach adopted by each army, and shows how refinements derived from wartime experience enabled British and American commanders to successfully utilise mission command principles to outfight the German Army in the latter years of World War II.Revista R0231 (MAEC -Biblioteca Central)
This article compares the philosophy and practice of command in the British and US Armies during the Italian Campaign of 1943-44. It assesses pre-war influences on the command approach adopted by each army, and shows how refinements derived from wartime experience enabled British and American commanders to successfully utilise mission command principles to outfight the German Army in the latter years of World War II.