Aimée Fox

Learning to Fight

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Learning, innovation and adaptation are not concepts that we necessarily associate with the British army of the First World War. Yet the need to learn from mistakes, to exploit new opportunities and to adapt to complex situations are enduring and timeless. This revealing work is the first institutional examination of the army's process for learning during the First World War. Drawing on organisational learning and management theories, Aimée Fox critiques existing approaches to military learning in wartime. Focused around a series of case studies, the book ranges across multiple operational theatres and positions the army within a broader context in terms of its relationships with allies and civilians to reveal that learning was more complex and thoroughgoing than initially thought. It grapples with the army's failings and shortcomings, explores its successes and acknowledges the inherent difficulties of learning in a desperate and lethally competitive environment.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Military Histories
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 292
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. März 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 540g
• ISBN-13: 9781107190795
• ISBN-10: 1107190797
• Artikelnr.: 48688998

Autorenporträt

Aimée Fox is a Lecturer in Defence Studies at King's College London. Her research interests centre on organisational learning, change and administration in the British army of the First World War.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction; Part I. The Practice of Learning: 1. The legacy of the past; 2. A networked army; 3. Disseminating learning; Part II. Learning in Practice: 4. Inter-theatre; 5. Allies; 6. Civilian expertise; 7. Integrating newcomers; Conclusion.

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Introduction
Part I. The Practice of Learning: 1. The legacy of the past
2. A networked army
3. Disseminating learning
Part II. Learning in Practice: 4. Inter-theatre
5. Allies
6. Civilian expertise
7. Integrating newcomers
Conclusion.

Rezensionen

'Sheds new light on the extent to which the British army in the First World War was a learning organisation. Essential reading for anyone involved or interested in the transformation of today's armed forces to meet new circumstances and future threats.' Lieutenant General Sir John Kiszely, author of Anatomy of a Campaign: The British Fiasco in Norway, 1940