| Entry Text: | LANGMAID, Kenneth. The Blind Eye. xxi, 166p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Jarrolds, 1972. ISBN: 0091102006.
Examines nine incidents in which the man on the spot followed Nelson's example at Copenhagen and acted independently in the interpretation of orders, or in ignoring them completely. The WWII cases studied are Cunningham's disarming of the French Fleet at Alexandria, Vian and the Bismarck hunt, Walker's tactics in the escort of convoy HG84, and the submarine Storm on a special mission to Sumatra. |
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