Sobel was a complete and utter caricature of this. Authoritarianly, we can probably just start referring back to him throughout the rest of this book. It's so very strong. A glance back at figure one suggests that not only does a senior military commander receive more than more than his fair share of information,. The communication system of which he forms a part is a peculiar, peculiar, susceptible to noise. These from all these sources may act upon the flow of information through a general's head; they ventuate in decisions varying in gravity from mildly inept to utterly catastrophic.