Volker & Theresa,

Thanks for the suggestion re. Dönitz' statements in the Nuremberg trials. I have read them before (along with many other parts of those protocols) and found them very illuminating.

I'll be happy to keep you up to date on my research. Right now I'm preparing a conference article which I do not intend to circulate in public, but I'll be happy to discuss the content. After the conference I'll keep working on the article and re-write it for publishing. If and when that happend I might be able to make it available, depending on where it gets published.

The short explanation is that my research is focused on cases in which tactical decisions have had far-reaching strategic consequences, in a positive or negative sense. I have studied a number of cases from several different conflicts, trying to find a general pattern. My hypothesis is that there is a systematic dimension to this phenomenon, i.e. that tactical decisions that diverge from strategic expectations can be predicted to some extent. My theory is that all tactical units have more or less unique sets of norms that influence tactical decision-making, in particular when there are challenges to situational awareness, and when decisions have to be made under stress.

I've made an unpublished conference paper from last year available here: [www.lunduniversity.lu.se]
Please note that the paper in question is somewhat obsolete, since I've revised and developed much of the project since that was written.

Felix,

Thanks for your suggestions! The Brazilian one I did know, but this is the first time I hear of the Martinique event.