Generals and politicians (Paperback)

Sprache: Englisch

Verlag: Independently Published, 2026

9798192513880

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Paperback. Who really decides on victory, defeat, escalation and peace in war? Is it elected heads of state and ministers or those generals who lead troops, draft operational plans and have military expertise?This book examines the often tense relationship between political and military leadership. It shows how presidents, heads of government, dictators, ministers and generals cooperated with each other, influenced each other and struggled for control over decisive decisions. The focus is not only on famous battles, but above all on the decisions behind the front lines.Using formative examples such as Abraham Lincoln and his generals, Kaiser Wilhelm II and the German army command, Stalin and the Red Army, Hitler and his commanders, Churchill and his military advisors, as well as Truman, Kennedy and Johnson, it becomes clear how differently political and military power could be organized. The book covers the American Civil War, the two world wars, the Korean War, the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War. It explains why some heads of state gave their generals great freedom, while others controlled even the smallest operational decisions.What are the consequences when military goals crowd out political intentions? What happens when politicians ignore warnings or generals use their influence to force decisions? And how can we prevent a limited conflict from becoming a war with no clear end?The book explains important events, actors, institutions and strategies in an understandable and vivid way. It places personal motives, political interests, diplomatic constraints, propaganda, moral conflicts and long-term consequences in their historical context. Different points of view are taken into account without complicating the presentation with unnecessary technical terms.The book is aimed at readers interested in history who want to gain a well-founded overview of the relationship between politics and the military. It is not a special academic study for historians, but an accessible introduction to one of the most important questions in political and military history.Parts of the text have been revised with the support of artificial intelligence. It was used as a tool in structuring, research and linguistic elaboration. The contents have been carefully edited, historically classified and checked for factual consistency. In this way, the book combines modern working methods with the claim to offer a serious, understandable and high-quality presentation. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

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Titel
Generals and politicians (Paperback)
Autor
Nico Schaefer
Verlag
Independently Published
Erscheinungsjahr
2026
Zustand
new
Einband
Paperback
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN-13
9798192513880

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