{"product_id":"on-the-psychology-of-military-incompetence-9780465097807","title":"On the Psychology of Military Incompetence","description":"\u003cb\u003eA classic study of military leadership uncovering why generals fail\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Crimea, the Boer War, the Somme, Tobruk, Pearl Harbor, the Bay of Pigs: these are just some of the milestones in a century of military incompetence, of costly mishaps and tragic blunders. Are these simple accidents--as the \"bloody fool\" theory has it--or are they inevitable? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The psychologist Norman F. Dixon argues that there is a pattern to inept generalship, and he locates this pattern within the very act of creating armies in the first place, which in his view produces a levelling down of human capability that encourages the mediocre and limits the gifted. In this light, successful generals achieve what they do despite the stultifying features of the organization to which they belong. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn the Psychology of Military Incompetence\u003c\/i\u003e is at once an original exploration of the battles that have defined the last two centuries of human civilization and an essential guide for the next generation of military leaders.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Norman F. Dixon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/31\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.2lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780465097807","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42709264924809,"sku":"9780465097807","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_e261028f-0de6-4c0e-9ea9-0f2dd4629384.jpg?v=1719513020","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/on-the-psychology-of-military-incompetence-9780465097807","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}