{"product_id":"2026200013573-secondhand-on-the-psychology-of-military-incompetence","title":"On The Psychology Of Military Incompetence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy do brilliant military strategists so often snatch defeat from the jaws of victory? On the Psychology of Military Incompetence by Norman F. Dixon presents a forensic and deeply unsettling answer, dissecting some of history's most catastrophic military failures — from the Charge of the Light Brigade to the fall of Singapore — to reveal the psychological forces that drive commanders to make disastrously poor decisions. Dixon, a former Royal Engineer and professor of psychology, argues with rigorous authority that military incompetence is not a matter of chance or individual stupidity, but rather the predictable product of institutional cultures that select for authoritarian personalities, suppress dissent, and reward conformity over critical thinking.\n\nDrawing on psychoanalytic theory, cognitive psychology, and a wealth of historical case studies, Dixon constructs a devastating portrait of how organisations can systematically breed the very failures they seek to avoid. His analysis illuminates the dangerous relationship between rigid hierarchy, masculine ego, and catastrophic misjudgement — themes that resonate far beyond the battlefield. At once a gripping work of military history and a profound psychological study, this landmark text leaves the reader with one haunting question: how many of our modern institutions are making the same fatal mistakes?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203391430875,"sku":"2026200013573-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/a7934782-fb75-49b8-ae5f-e65b88214675.png?v=1788148339","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200013573-secondhand-on-the-psychology-of-military-incompetence","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}