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Recipient of the 1988 Outstanding Research Publication Award from the Organizational Communication Division of the Speech Communication Association Organizations cannot function without one vital component--communication. With the rapid expansion of corporations and technology, the quickly evolving field of organizational communication has undergone enormous, unprecedented growth . . . and change. Handbook of Organizational Communication is the first volume to pull together many loose threads in various strands of thinking and research about organizational communication. Its renowned contributors are leading scholarly pioneers in the field--drawn equally from organizational behavior and management studies and from communication. From this multidisciplinary perspective, they analyze research, theory, and applications--considering wherever possible communication phenomena at the appropriate multiple levels of analysis (dyadic, group, organizational, and extra-organizational). Authors also provide valuable, original insights into directions for future research and theory in their respective areas. Handbook of Organizational Communication is a milestone in the creation and shaping of this new area of academic scholarship with practical applications. It will both establish and point the way toward new theories and empirical work that will advance a young and exciting field. This volume will be an essential tool for all professionals and students in organizational communication, management, organizational behavior, and organization studies. "The editors have done a superb job of conceptualizing the work. In addition, their section previews are quite extensive and serve to integrate beautifully the material that follows. This book may well become a classic graduate text much in the genre of the Redding and Sanborn book of twenty-five years ago. It is comprehensive, well organized, well researched, and quite well written. The authors and editors are to be congratulated on their fine product." --Administrative Science Quarterly "An invaluable resource. . . . Authors do a fine job of surveying even the most recent research in their areas; some offer exciting suggestions for further research." --Quarterly Journal of Speech "Finally, someone has pulled together the fragmented pieces of organizational communication research. This book integrates and synthesizes these sundry organizational communication perspectives. Without a doubt, the Handbook is the preeminent reference book for organizational communication. "Unquestionably, this book should be on the shelf of everyone interested in organizational communication. Whether one is just beginning the study of organizational communication or one is an established scholar, The Handbook of Organizational Communication is a necessary resource." --Management Communication Quarterly "An extremely thorough, carefully selected set of papers which as a whole form a first-rate indication of the state of the art. I would recommend this book to anyone who is seriously interested in organizational communication, be they a social scientist, a practicing manager, an information manager, or just an interested member of an organization. It is a unique and outstanding work and should have a place on the bookshelves of many offices in a wide array of different organizations. Researchers in the area will find this work extremely pertinent to their activities." --Journal of Applied Systems Analysis
A compelling history of the decline of an army from the triumph of
victory in 1918 to defeat in 1940 and why this happened. A salutary
warning for modern Britain. The British Army won a convincing
series of victories between 1916 and 1918. But by 1939 the British
Army was an entirely different animal. The hard-won knowledge,
experience and strategic vision that delivered victory after
victory in the closing stages of the First World War had been lost.
In the inter-war years there was plenty of talking, but very little
focus on who Britain might have to fight, and how. Victory to
Defeat clearly illustrates how the British Army wasnât prepared
to fight a first-class European Army in 1939 for the simple reason
that as a country Britain hadnât prepared itself to do so. The
failure of the armyâs leadership led directly to its abysmal
performance in Norway and France in 1940. Victory to Defeat is a
captivating history of the mismanagement of a war-winning army. It
is also a stark warning that we neglect to understand who our enemy
might be, and how to defeat him, at the peril of our country. The
British Army is now to be cut to its smallest size since 1714. Are
we, this book asks, repeating the same mistakes again?
SHORTLISTED FOR THE RUSI DUKE OF WELLINGTON MEDAL FOR MILITARY
HISTORY 2022 'This is a superb book.' - James Holland In 1941 and
1942 the British and Indian Armies were brutally defeated and Japan
reigned supreme in its newly conquered territories throughout Asia.
But change was coming. New commanders were appointed, significant
training together with restructuring took place, and new tactics
were developed. A War of Empires by acclaimed historian Robert
Lyman expertly records these coordinated efforts and describes how
a new volunteer Indian Army, rising from the ashes of defeat, would
ferociously fight to turn the tide of war. But victory did not come
immediately. It wasnât until March 1944, when the Japanese staged
their famed âMarch on Delhiâ, that the years of rebuilding paid
off and, after bitter fighting, the Japanese were finally defeated
at Kohima and Imphal. This was followed by a series of
extraordinary victories culminating in Mandalay in May 1945 and the
collapse of all Japanese forces in Burma. Until now, the Indian
Armyâs contribution has been consistently forgotten and ignored
by many Western historians but Robert Lyman proves how vital this
hard-fought campaign was in securing Allied victory in the east.
Detailing the defeat of Japanese militarism, he recounts how the
map of the region was ultimately redrawn, guaranteeing the rise of
an independent India free from the shackles of empire.
This is the story of Operation Jericho, the spectacular prison
break staged by an elite group of British, Australian and New
Zealand bomber pilots, who flew a daring low-level mission to blow
holes in the walls of Amiens jail and free French Resistance
prisoners under the sentence of death during World War II. With
D-Day looming, early 1944 was a time of massive intelligence
activity across northern France, and many resistants were being
captured and imprisoned by the Germans. Among the jails full of
French agents was Amiens, where hundreds awaited likely execution
for their activities. To repay their debt of honour, MI6 requested
an air raid with a seemingly impossible brief: to simultaneously
blow holes in the prison walls, free as many men and women as
possible while minimizing casualties, and kill German guards in
their quarters. The crews would have to fly their bomb-run at an
altitude of just 20ft. Despite the huge difficulties, the RAF
decided that the low-level specialists of No. 140 Wing had a chance
of success. With the aid of first-hand accounts, explanatory 3D
diagrams and dramatic original artwork, the eminent historian
Robert Lyman explains how one of the most difficult and spectacular
air raids of World War II was pulled off, and debunks some of the
myths over why the raid was ordered in the first place.
A fascinating exploration of the dramatic battles and Allied
operations to wrest back control of Burma (Myanmar) from the
Japanese. The Allied reconquest of Burma was not part of Allied
Grand Strategy in 1944 and 1945. It happened despite it â in
particular, because of the dramatic failure of the Japanese
invasion of India (Operation U-Go), which ended ignominiously for
the Japanese Empire in August 1944. The reconquest was one of the
longest campaigns of World War II. It comprised 11 distinct battles
and offensives that were part of the overall continuum of
operations that resulted in the Allied victory. Written by a
foremost expert on the British Army in World War II, this superbly
illustrated work details the Allied operations to retake Burma from
Japanese control. Accounts of Operation Capital, the capture of
Meiktila and Mandalay, the Allied advance in the Arakan, the race
for Rangoon, Operation Dracula, the Battle of the Sittang Bend and
Japanese breakout operations across the Pegu Yomas are supported by
easy to follow 2D maps and 3D diagrams. Among the events brought to
life in vivid battlescene artworks are an SOE-led ambush in
Operation Character, and the famous Defence of Hill 170 in the
Arakan.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE RUSI DUKE OF WELLINGTON MEDAL FOR MILITARY
HISTORY 2022 'This is a superb book.' - James Holland In 1941 and
1942 the British and Indian Armies were brutally defeated and Japan
reigned supreme in its newly conquered territories throughout Asia.
But change was coming. New commanders were appointed, significant
training together with restructuring took place, and new tactics
were developed. A War of Empires by acclaimed historian Robert
Lyman expertly records these coordinated efforts and describes how
a new volunteer Indian Army, rising from the ashes of defeat, would
ferociously fight to turn the tide of war. But victory did not come
immediately. It wasn't until March 1944, when the Japanese staged
their famed 'March on Delhi', that the years of rebuilding paid off
and, after bitter fighting, the Japanese were finally defeated at
Kohima and Imphal. This was followed by a series of extraordinary
victories culminating in Mandalay in May 1945 and the collapse of
all Japanese forces in Burma. Until now, the Indian Army's
contribution has been consistently forgotten and ignored by many
Western historians but Robert Lyman proves how vital this
hard-fought campaign was in securing Allied victory in the east.
Detailing the defeat of Japanese militarism, he recounts how the
map of the region was ultimately redrawn, guaranteeing the rise of
an independent India free from the shackles of empire.
A poignant and powerful portrait of Europe in the years between
1939 and 1941-as the Nazi menace marches toward the greatest
man-made catastrophe the world has ever experienced-Under A
Darkening Sky focuses on a diverse group of expatriate Americans.
Told through the eyes and observations of these characters caught
up in these seismic events, the story unfolds alongside a war that
slowly drags a reluctant United States into its violent embrace.
This vibrant narrative takes these dramatic personalities and
evokes the engagement between Europe and a reluctant America from
the September 3rd, 1939-when Britain declares war-through the
tragedy of Pearl Harbor in December 1941. In a distinctively
energetic storyline, Robert Lyman brings together a wide range of
encounters, conversations, and memories. It includes individuals
from across the social spectrum, from Josephine Baker to the young
Americans who volunteered to fight in the RAF, as part of the
famous "Eagle Squadrons." Hundreds of young Americans-like the aces
James Goodison, Art Donahue, and the wealthy playboy Billy Fiske,
who was the first American volunteer in the RAF to die in action
during the Battle of Britain-smuggled themselves into Canada so
that they could volunteer for the cockpits of Spitfires and
Hurricanes, as they flew against the deadly Luftwaffe over
ever-darkening skies in London.
AÂ poignant and powerful portrait of Europe in the years
between 1939 and 1941âas the Nazi menace marches toward the
greatest man-made catastrophe the world has ever
experiencedâUnder A Darkening Sky focuses on a diverse
group of expatriate Americans. Told through the eyes and
observations of these characters caught up in these seismic events,
the story unfolds alongside a war that slowly drags a reluctant
United States into its violent embrace. This vibrant
narrative takes these dramatic personalities and evokes the
engagement between Europe and a reluctant America from the
September 3rd, 1939âwhen Britain declares warâthrough the
tragedy of Pearl Harbor in December 1941. In a distinctively
energetic storyline, Robert Lyman brings together a wide range of
encounters, conversations, and memories. It includes individuals
from across the social spectrum, from Josephine Baker to the young
Americans who volunteered to fight in the RAF, as part of the
famous âEagle Squadrons.â Hundreds of young
Americansâlike the aces James Goodison, Art Donahue, and the
wealthy playboy Billy Fiske, who was the first American volunteer
in the RAF to die in action during the Battle of Britainâsmuggled
themselves into Canada so that they could volunteer for the
cockpits of Spitfires and Hurricanes, as they flew against the
deadly Luftwaffe over ever-darkening skies in London.Â
At nightfall on December 7 1942, twelve British canoeists arrived
by submarine off the coast of France, tasked with infiltrating the
dockyards of Bordeaux, and wreaking havoc with the German shipping
they found there. Manning fragile 'cockles' through the turbulent
waters of the Bay of Biscay, and making an assault on a port
bristling with German soldiers ordered to execute any Allied
Commando they captured, their prospects looked bleak. It was fully
expected that all would die in the attempt. Featuring a cast of
characters ranging from Blondie Hasler, the ingenious and
courageous leader of the raid, to the Comtesse de Milleville, who
risked outrageous danger as she ran a secret resistance network,
Operation Suicide is an enthralling account of one of WWII's most
iconic missions.
1941. Before Montgomery's victory at El Alamein and the American
entry into the war, Britain and her Empire stood alone and on the
brink of defeat. As Hitler launched Barbarossa, a triple threat
emerged from the Middle East - nationalists in Iraq sought an
alliance with Germany, the Vichy regime in Syria was ready to
welcome Nazi troops and Iran's neutrality threatened supply and
communication channels to the Empire and the ailing Soviet Union.
Further, control of the Middle East meant control of oil, the
essential lubricant of modern warfare. For the British war effort,
the cost of defeat in the region was unthinkable. Churchill was
wrong when he famously pronounced 'Before El Alamein Britain never
had a victory; after El Alamein she never suffered a defeat'. In
First Victory, the acclaimed historian Robert Lyman tells a
gripping narrative of a series of vital victories that heralded the
real turning point in Britain's fortunes. Until now, these
extraordinary events have been relegated to the footnotes of
history, overshadowed by the fearsome advance of the German war
machine in Europe and North Africa. Shedding new light on the inner
workings of Churchill's war cabinet and its relationship with the
overstretched outposts of the Empire, Lyman reveals the fraught
negotiations, rapid manoeuvring of meagre troops, and the
additional improvisation and good luck that enabled British forces
to construct a series of unlikely victories which effectively
secured Britain's future in the war.
The thrilling and true story of the development and operational
deployment of human torpedoes - 'Chariots' - and 'X-craft' midget
submarines in British naval service during WWII, and of the
extraordinary men who crewed these dangerous vessels. The commando
frogmen who rode the Chariots and operated as divers from the
X-craft were the forerunners of today's Special Boat Service, the
SBS. Their aim was to attach an explosive charge underneath an
enemy ship to destroy the vessel. Their hope was to return to their
submarine unscathed. The Real X-Men tells the story of the
sacrifice and heroism of the individual men, many of them little
more than teenagers, who volunteered for this dangerous duty and
who crewed both the Chariots and the X-craft without knowing the
full extent of the risks entailed, nor indeed the very small
chances they had of coming back alive.
In the new year of 1944 the French Resistance in northern France
was on its knees. Relentless attacks on its diverse and
disorganised networks by the Gestapo and the Abwehr had put many of
its best operatives in prison, or worse. But in the lead up to
Operation Overlord, 'D Day', the Resistance had never been more
important to the Allied war effort, and many groups were in the pay
of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service, MI6. One such was
organised by a patriot called Dominic Ponchardier. For months he
had watched helplessly as his friends and colleagues had been swept
up by the Nazi drag net, and cast into the old prison on the
eastern outskirts of Amiens. In desperation he asked his MI6
handlers for help, and once London agreed it led to one of the most
daring missions of the war. On the morning of 18 February 1944,
nineteen Mosquito bombers flew at low level across the channel,
skimming just above the ground to drop their bombs on sections of
the walls of Amiens Prison. Hundreds escaped, scores of whom evaded
recapture to continue the fight against Nazi repression. It was an
epic of precision bombing, in which one of the most notable RAF
heroes of the war, Group Captain Charles Pickard, lost his life.
Robert Lyman's book reveals, from previously unseen sources, the
full truth of MI6's involvement in the French Resistance, and
narrates in vivid detail a stirring tale of courage and skill.
'Elegantly written and beautifully produced' TLS How 'Uncle Bill'
won the war in Burma Defeated and demoralised, British units in the
Far East had virtually been ejected from Burma when, in 1943,
General W. J. Slim organised, trained and then deployed his famous
'forgotten' 14th Army to devastating effect, defeating the Japanese
twice and liberating Burma in the process. One of the most
innovative soldiers of his generation, Slim's 'smart' style of
soldiering was startling in its modernity - and with it he achieved
something no one believed possible. An intelligent, compassionate
commander, the unconventional Slim was also a heroic figure to the
men he commanded - known affectionately to the ranks as 'Uncle
Bill'. This biography tells the fascinating story of how he brought
victory out of defeat; Lyman now gives him his rightful place,
alongside Patton and Guderian, in the pantheon of eminent and
unorthodox Second World War commanders.
In December 1941, as the Japanese army led by Yamashita scythed
through Malaya to capture Singapore, Britain's defence of its Asian
colonies collapsed. Poor preparation and inadequate leadership saw
the British exposed to a new type of warfare in the Far East, a
Japanese blitzkrieg that proved every bit as effective as Hitler's
in France the previous year. When the Japanese advanced into Burma
and approached the gates of India and China, Churchill and his
generals had little idea how to counter the seemingly unstoppable
offensive. Defeat seemed inevitable. Yet only four years later, the
Japanese army would be in full-scale retreat. A crushing victory
would be achieved by Britain and her allies. From Malaya and Burma
to India and China - across jungle, mountain and desert prairie -
the Burma campaign proved the longest continuous campaign of the
Second World War. In The Generals, highly acclaimed military
historian Dr Robert Lyman examines the role of military leaders on
both sides and analyses the roles they played in the desperate
struggle that has become known as 'The Forgotten War'. The
personality of each commander directly influenced the outcome of
battles, the formulation of strategy and the determination or
otherwise of troops to fight to the bitter end. Through the stories
of Yamashita, Percival, Hutton, Irwin, Mountbatten, Stilwell,
Mutaguchi and Slim, Lyman tells the gripping and heroic story of
the war in the Far East.
It is the night of 28 March 1942. Royal Navy and British commandos
are poised to assault the German-held port of Saint-Nazaire in what
will be one of the most audacious and daring raids of the Second
World War. The plan is simple: to drive an old destroyer, packed
with three tons of explosive, at full speed into the outer gate of
the Normandie dock. The aim is to destroy the base from which the
formidable battleship Tirpitz would be able to devastate the
convoys supplying Britain from the United States. 'Operation
Chariot' was to be dramatically successful, but at a great cost.
Fewer than half the men who went on the mission returned. In
recognition of their valour, eighty-nine decorations were awarded,
including five Victoria Crosses. Into the Jaws of Death is the true
story of how the decisive courage of a small group of men changed
the course of the war.
In March 1944, the Japanese Army launched Operation U-Go, an attack
on Assam in India intended to inspire a rising against British
rule. A month earlier the Japanese had launched Operation Ha-Go,
which was intended as a feint to draw British attention away from
the Imphal area. But British forces employed new defensive
techniques to counter the Japanese infiltration tactics. These
tactics were again employed on a larger scale when Imphal and
Kohima were surrounded during Operation U-Go. Kohima took place in
two stages. From 3 to 16 April, the Japanese attempted to capture
Kohima Ridge. As the small garrison held out against fierce and
repeatedly desperate attempts by the Japanese 31st Division to
destroy them, so the British 2nd Division fought to break through
and relieve them. Then for over two months British and Indian
troops counter-attacked to drive the Japanese from the positions
they had already captured. The battle ended on June 22 when British
and Indian troops from Kohima and Imphal met at Milestone 109, thus
ending the siege.
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