{"title":"Phillips Payson O'Brien","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhillips Payson O'Brien\u003c\/strong\u003e explores the intricate dynamics of history and military strategy, offering readers a profound understanding of power and conflict. His works, such as \u003cem\u003eThe Strategists\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWar and Power\u003c\/em\u003e, delve into the complexities of military leadership and geopolitical manoeuvring across different eras.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a sharp analytical approach, O'Brien illuminates how strategy shapes the course of history, blending detailed research with engaging narrative. 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Payson O'Brien shows how the views of these leaders were forged in World War One and the Russian Civil War, and that these views are crucial to understanding how they fought World War Two.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe see how, contrary to the prevailing view amongst contemporary historians, strategy in World War Two was highly individualistic and idiosyncratic. For example, Churchill's experiences of facing the German Army in France in 1916 made him unwilling to send masses of British soldiers back there in the 1940s, while Hitler's mistakes on the Eastern Front were influenced by his reluctance to accept that conditions had changed since his own time fighting in World War One.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a history in which leaders matter—for better or worse, the five leaders made their own choices, often ignoring external advice. 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