On the Psychology of Military Incompetence (Record no. 52304)
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| fixed length control field | 01379nam a22001457a 4500 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 301.5930941 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Dixon, Norman |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | On the Psychology of Military Incompetence |
| Statement of responsibility | Norman Dixon |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | London |
| Name of publisher | Jonathan Cape |
| Year of publication | 1976 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 447 Pages |
| Other physical details | 21x14 cm |
| -- | HB |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Include Index |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | MILITARY HISTORY. 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? The psychologist Norman F. Dixon argues that there is a pattern to inept generalship, and 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. A classic study of military leadership, On the Psychology of Military Incompetence 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. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Militarism |
| -- | Military history |
| -- | Generals--Psychology |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Collection code | Permanent Location | Current Location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Non-fiction | Garrison Public Library Multan | Garrison Public Library Multan | General Stacks | 2018-11-13 | MSL | 301.5930 D619M 1976 | 57964 | Books |