Theo Farrell

Transforming Military Power since the Cold War (eBook, PDF)

Britain, France, and the United States, 1991-2012

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides an authoritative account of how the US, British, and French armies have transformed since the end of the Cold War. All three armies have sought to respond to changes in their strategic and socio-technological environments by developing more expeditionary capable and networked forces. Drawing on extensive archival research, hundreds of interviews, and unprecedented access to official documents, the authors examine both the process and the outcomes of army transformation, and ask how organizational interests, emerging ideas, and key entrepreneurial leaders interact in shaping the direction of military change. They also explore how programs of army transformation change over time, as new technologies moved from research to development, and as lessons from operations were absorbed. In framing these issues, they draw on military innovation scholarship and, in addressing them, produce findings with general relevance for the study of how militaries innovate.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781107454941
• Artikelnr.: 39946454

Autorenporträt

Theo Farrell is Professor of War in the Modern World in the Department of War Studies at King's College London.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Army transformation: imperatives and innovations
2. Transformation from the top down: the United States Army, 1991-2012
3. Transformation in contact: the British army, 1991-2012
4. Transformation as modernization: the French Army, 1991-2012
5. Conclusion: innovation and military power.

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1. Army transformation: imperatives and innovations; 2. Transformation from the top down: the United States Army, 1991-2012; 3. Transformation in contact: the British army, 1991-2012; 4. Transformation as modernization: the French Army, 1991-2012; 5. Conclusion: innovation and military power.

Rezensionen

'Critically integrating and indisputably surpassing the current literature on military innovation, this is a 'must have' book for serious students of military affairs and senior leaders, particularly for those interested in, or responsible for, innovation and force development. Transforming Military Power since the Cold War is also highly relevant to policy makers facing key decisions about reposturing ground forces for joint and coalition warfare after the protracted struggles in Iraq and Afghanistan - and to any leader seeking to induce disruptive changes into large organizations.' Frank G. Hoffman, National Defense University, Washington, DC