Commanders of World War II

Deciding to keep Marshall in Washington, D.C., Roosevelt chose Eisenhower as Supreme Allied Commander during World War II. With an affable character and well-liked by all, Eisenhower was also influenced by his predecessors and peers; for example, his résumé includes a graduate of West Point, service under Fox Connor (a Pershing protégé) and Douglas MacArthur, and a working relationship alongside George Marshall. Ike’s attributes of leadership include his ability to compromise, strategic collaboration, and cross-cultural management. When Eisenhower was tasked with Allied Command, it was a monumental task that involved numerous egos, differing viewpoints, and difficult personalities. Laver comments, “Eisenhower always placed the alliance first.…

LTC Hertel (Battleking 6) is the only commander that I have served with who has emulated the five principles of the mission command philosophy without deviation. This essay will discuss the six principles of mission command, examples of how they were applied, and how this mentor reshaped my personal and professional philosophy of mission command. LTC Hertel excelled in building cohesive teams through mutual trust. He was the subject matter expert on all aspects of the field artillery craft,…

will have to exercise my authority and assist in providing direction for a mission that the commander has given. It will be my responsibility to ensure that the discipline initiative are within the commander’s intent. Ensure that we as a command team are empowering…

Mission Command I am passionate about mission command and I would like to share my knowledge of mission command. Six principles make up mission command. I will focus on three principles that I find most important to me. I will first explain the principle of building a cohesive team through mutual trust, secondly I will explain exercised disciplined initiative, and lastly I will discuss the last principle of accepting prudent risk. I have heard many different theories of what mission…

traces of the employment and the characteristics that consecrate this theory was present in the actions of many leaders of the past. One example of other time that enshrines and exemplifies the philosophy of Mission Command was the Brazilian military Luis Alves de Lima e Silva, known as "Duque de Caxias". Born on August 25, 1803, he had his baptism of fire in the War of Independence of Brazil against Portuguese rule in some regions of the Empire (1822-1825). Throughout his…

However, the Japanese also lost men, but only less than one hundred. The attack lasted two long hours. There were many causes that led to this attack. The United States had been threatening Germany to try to get them to retaliate, but it was not working. Japan’s ally, Germany, did not attack the United States because they knew that they had changed the World War I outcome and did not want that again. President Roosevelt went after Japan, so they would retaliate and so would Germany and Italy…

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, also known as NATO, was created in the year of 1949. As stated in the article, “The North Atlantic Treaty Organization”, “NATO is a formal alliance between the territories of North American and Europe. From its inception, its main purpose was to defend each other from the possibility of communist Soviet Union taking control of their nation.” In other words, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was an alliance between North America and Europe. This…

The battle of Arnhem was part of one of the most audacious operations in all of World War II. It consisted of the largest airborne drop conducted to date as well as an armored ground movement in what was codenamed “Market-Garden.” The operation failed with the bridge in Arnhem. There were several factors that lead to this failure, specifically not having all the characteristics of the offense. The plan had both surprise and audacity, however it failed to have the tempo and concentration…

“It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it” - Douglas MacArthur. You must be able to risk things in order to have a gain. He was born on January 17, 1921 and passed away on March 6, 2007 at the age of 86. Louis Ted Seith was the commander of the 483rd Bomb Group which destroyed the only flying prototype of the Nazi Long Range Bomber and lots of fighter jets while more than 200 enemy fighters opened fire on the bomb squadron without an escort from ally fighter jets. He may have…

War has always been a controversial issue in the United States. For a war to get public approval, the government has to successfully justify the war and lay out a clear plan for its quick and honorable end. Most wars have been justified as being for the defense of the United States or its interests. Prior to and including World War II, if the President decided that war was needed, he would ask Congress for an official declaration of war. This process is enumerated in Article 1, Section 8 of the…