Why U.S. Generals Did Better in WWII Than in Later Wars
UC Berkeley Events · Lecture · 59 min · 2011 · YouTube title: Why our generals were more successful in World War II than in Korea, Vietnam or Iraq/Afghanistan
Why it's here
Used in hiring and management debates as an analysis of fast evaluation, quick dismissal without stigma, and the cost of keeping underperformers.
What it covers
Thomas Ricks's Nimitz Memorial Lecture at UC Berkeley asks why US generals did better in World War II than in Korea, Vietnam or Iraq and Afghanistan. A central point is the WWII practice of quickly reassigning or relieving underperforming generals.