robert mcnamara was born in 1916 in san francisco, he received a fundamental education, first at the rkeley in california, and then at harvard business school, where he later taught accounting. in 43-46 mcnamara served in the us air force, worked in the office of statistical control and analyzed the effectiveness of strategic bombing during the second. after the victory , he retired with the rank of lieutenant colonel and was awarded the order of the legion of honor. together with his colleagues from the analytical department, he gets into management. ford company. the air force's 10-person analysis team was tasked with using analysis and statistical methods to improve the company's position. mcnamara rose from planning manager to president. success is so it is obvious that in the sixty-first year , president kennedy invited mcnamara to his administration. he was offered the post of head of the treasury, but in the end he became defense minister. the group of advisors who followed him from ford inherited the nickname the wise guys had given them there. as minister, he tried to improve