Search Results - "U.S. Army"

The flower of the dragon the breakdown of the U.S. army in Vietnam by Boyle, Richard

Flirting with disaster : why accidents are rarely accidental / by Gerstein, Marc S.

Table of Contents: “…-- Space Shuttle Challenger : cold, warm, and hot causes of disasters -- Chernobyl, faulty design, and the interplay of humans and technology -- The Vioxx disaster and BP : the seduction of profits -- When all the backups failed : how American F-15s accidentally shot down two U.S. Army Black Hawks -- Butterfly wings and stone heads : how complexity influences catastrophe in policy decisions -- The collapse of Arthur Andersen : the role of organizational culture -- When countries go bankrupt : the prisoner's dilemma writ large -- What have we learned? …”