1st Edition

Supreme Leadership in Modern War Civil-Military Relations During Competition and War

Edited By James Lacey, Williamson Murray Copyright 2024
332 Pages
by Routledge

332 Pages
by Routledge

332 Pages
by Routledge

This edited volume focuses on civil-military relations before and during great power conflicts, and comprises historical case studies of modern supreme leadership. It aims to provide a guide for the future by shining a light on what worked and what failed in the civil-military relationships that steered great powers during the last era of rapid global change. While future civil-military... Read more

1. Introduction

James Lacey

2. Lincoln, Grant, and the Secrets of Their Success

Brooks D. Simpson

3. Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee

Steven E. Woodworth

4. Clemenceau and Foch: How Not to Share an Armrest

Michael S. Neiberg

5. Lloyd George, Haig and the Supreme Command, 1917–1918

John Gooch

6. Imperial Germany’s Supreme Command during the First World War

Holger Afflerbach

 7. Stalin and the Stavka: Formulating Soviet Strategy During the Great Patriotic War

Alexander Hill

 8. The German High Command

Williamson Murray

 9. Roosevelt and Marshall: The Road to Overlord

James Lacey

 10. Couldn’t Winston Trust His Generals?

Richard Toye

 11. Truman and MacArthur: Rendezvous with History

Richard B. Frank

 12. Mao and His Generals: The War to Resist America and Aid Korea

Christopher D. Yung

 Conclusion: The Complexities of High Command

Williamson Murray

Biography

James Lacey is Horner Chair of War Studies and a Professor of Strategic Studies at the Marine Corps University, Quantico, USA. He is author/editor of over a dozen books.

The late Williamson Murray was Professor Emeritus of History at Ohio State University, USA, and author/editor of over twenty books.