The sources of military change : culture, politics, technology
2002
Book
Total copies: 4
¿́¿Considering only military change that has major implications for organizational strategy and structure, such as the interwar shift from a light infantry to an amphibious warfare role by the U.S. Marine Corps, these 12 essays consider case studies of cultural, political, and technological reasons why military forces have significantly restructured their operations. Among the topics considered are the spread of Western military models to Ottoman Turkey and Meiji Japan, the impact of U.S. ideas on NATO during the 1990s, the origins of the U.S. military¿́¿s doctrine of a ¿́¿two-front war, ¿́¿ Russian military response to the collapse of their nation¿́¿s economy, the impact of the invention of the tank on the British military, and the continuing restructuring revolving around the use of information technologies. Also included is an introductory overview of the history of military change and a concluding chapter ruminating on future trends.¿́¿ -- SAF Professional Reading Programme, 4th Edition ¿́¿ STAGE III: MAJ 2 to LTC 1.
Main title:
The sources of military change : culture, politics, technology / edited by Theo Farrell and Terry Terriff.
Imprint:
Boulder, Colo. ; London : Lynne Rienner, c2002.
Collation:
vii, 301 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-285) and index.
Contents:
The sources of military change / Theo Farrell, Terry TerriffMilitary change in historical perspective / Jeremy BlackThe spread of Western military models to Ottoman Turkey and Meiji Japan / Emily O. GoldmanWorld culture and the Irish army, 1922-1942 / Theo FarrellU.S. ideas and military change in NATO, 1989-1994 / Terry TerriffThe U.S. military's "two-front war, " 1963-1988 / Craig M. CameronU.S. military responses to post-Cold war missions / Deborah D. Avant, James H. LebovicReform and the Russian military / Jennifer G. MathersThe British army and the tank / John StoneCreating a U.S. military revolution / William A. OwensComplexity and theory of networked militaries / Chris C. DemchakMilitary change in the new millennium / Terry Terriff, Theo Farrell.
ISBN:
1555879756 (alk paper)
LC class:
U27U27 SOU
Language:
English
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BRN:
14471