Transforming command : the pursuit of mission command in the U.S., British, and Israeli armies
Shamir, Eitan, 1964-2011
Book
Total copies: 1
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Author:
Imprint:
Stanford, Calif. : Stanford Security Studies, c2011.
Collation:
xiii, 269 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Setting the stage -- Command and military culture -- The origins of mission command (Auftragstaktik) -- Inspired by corporate practices : American Army command traditions -- Caught between extremes : British Army command traditions -- Molded by necessity : command in the IDF -- Comparison -- Adopting and adapting mission command -- Testing : mission command in operations -- The praxis gap -- Summary remarks and wider implications -- Final verdict : has mission command been adopted successfully?
ISBN:
9780804772020 (cloth alk paper)9780804772037 (pbk alk paper)
Dewey class:
355.33041
LC class:
UB210UB210 SHA
Language:
English
BRN:
1300