After Action: Lessons from the Worst Disasters in History
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After Action: Lessons from the Worst Disasters in History
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$31.99
Regular price $38.99
What turns a tragedy into a catastrophe?
When disaster strikes, the headlines focus on death tolls, destruction, and chaos. But behind every catastrophe is a deeper story—one of failed leadership, ignored warnings, poor planning, and systems that collapsed long before the first lives were lost.
In After Action: Lessons from the Worst Disasters in History, 1SG Daryl S. Roddy, USA (Ret.) examines some of history's most devastating disasters through the lens of leadership, logistics, crisis management, and human decision making. From ancient fires and deadly plagues to industrial catastrophes and modern emergency failures, Roddy breaks down what happened, why it happened, and what leaders today still refuse to learn.
Drawing from more than 27 years of military service, including combat deployments and years of experience in logistics and emergency management, Roddy delivers a direct and unapologetic analysis of the moments where preparation failed, communication broke down, and ordinary people paid the price.
This is not just a history book. It is an after-action review of humanity at its worst—and the hard lessons we cannot afford to ignore.
"Disasters don't kill systems—systems fail first, and then people die."
When disaster strikes, the headlines focus on death tolls, destruction, and chaos. But behind every catastrophe is a deeper story—one of failed leadership, ignored warnings, poor planning, and systems that collapsed long before the first lives were lost.
In After Action: Lessons from the Worst Disasters in History, 1SG Daryl S. Roddy, USA (Ret.) examines some of history's most devastating disasters through the lens of leadership, logistics, crisis management, and human decision making. From ancient fires and deadly plagues to industrial catastrophes and modern emergency failures, Roddy breaks down what happened, why it happened, and what leaders today still refuse to learn.
Drawing from more than 27 years of military service, including combat deployments and years of experience in logistics and emergency management, Roddy delivers a direct and unapologetic analysis of the moments where preparation failed, communication broke down, and ordinary people paid the price.
This is not just a history book. It is an after-action review of humanity at its worst—and the hard lessons we cannot afford to ignore.
"Disasters don't kill systems—systems fail first, and then people die."