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    Implementing New Strategy In Combat: Ira C. Eaker 1942-1943
    Implementing New Strategy In Combat: Ira C. Eaker 1942-1943
    Implementing New Strategy In Combat: Ira C. Eaker 1942-1943
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    Implementing New Strategy In Combat: Ira C. Eaker 1942-1943

    By Colonel Ivo M. de Jong

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    Most strategies have to be proven in combat. And more often than not, these strategies do not survive the realities of contact with the enemy. How do strategic leaders deal with this? What is their role in implementing the strategy and when do they face the inevitable and adapt their original strategy?
    A vital component of the United States' strategy at the outbreak of World War II was a bombing offensive against Germany. It was assumed that unescorted but heavily armed bombers could find their way to specific industrial targets, and could bomb these with great accuracy. However, in 1943 this strategy was proven to be untenable. With rapid adaptations not only to its strategy but also within its operational and tactical domains, the Eighth Air Force overcame the problems, managed to continue its daylight campaign and achieved success. This paper will look at the leadership displayed at the strategic level by Brigadier General Ira C. Eaker during the vital first eighteen months of combat operations. It will examine the agility and adaptability of Eaker and his organization as they gained experience and will focus on Eaker's prime areas of interest: leadership, public relations and the availability of resources.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTannenberg Publishing
    Release dateAug 15, 2014
    ISBN9781782897347
    Implementing New Strategy In Combat: Ira C. Eaker 1942-1943

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      Implementing New Strategy In Combat - Colonel Ivo M. de Jong

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      Implementing New Strategy in Combat:

      Ira C. Eaker 1942-1943

      by

      Colonel Ivo M. de Jong

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Contents

      TABLE OF CONTENTS 4

      ABSTRACT 5

      IMPLEMENTING NEW STRATEGY IN COMBAT: IRA C. EAKER 1942-1943 6

      1942: the Year of Trial 6

      1943: the Year of Truth 12

      Eaker's legacy of leadership 21

      REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER 24

      ABSTRACT

      Most strategies have to be proven in combat. And more often than not, these strategies do not survive the realities of contact with the enemy. How do strategic leaders deal with this? What is their role in implementing the strategy and when do they face the inevitable and adapt their original strategy?

      A vital component of the United States' strategy at the outbreak of World War II was a bombing offensive against Germany. It was assumed that unescorted but heavily armed bombers could find their way to specific industrial targets, and could bomb these with great accuracy. However, in 1943 this strategy was proven to be untenable. With rapid adaptations not only to its strategy but also within its operational and tactical domains, the Eighth Air Force overcame the problems, managed to continue its daylight campaign and achieved success. This paper will look at the leadership displayed at the strategic level by Brigadier General Ira C. Eaker during the vital first eighteen months of combat operations. It will examine the agility and adaptability of Eaker and his organization as they gained experience and will focus on Eaker's prime areas of interest: leadership, public relations and the availability of resources.

      IMPLEMENTING NEW STRATEGY IN COMBAT: IRA C. EAKER 1942-1943

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