| Description |
1 online resource (230 pages) |
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Cass Military Studies |
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Cass military studies.
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| Contents |
FronrCover; Contemporary MilitaryInnovation; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures and table; Contributors; 1 Introduction; 2 The 'revolution in military affairs' (RMA) as an analytical tool for the interpretation of military history; 3 What is doctrine?; 4The impact of the Office of Net Assessment on the American military in the matter of the revolution in military affairs; 5Restoring the primacy of battle; 6The revolution in military affairs with Chinese characteristics; 7Doctrinal innovation in a small state; 8The revolution in military affairs of the 'other side'; 9Improving in war |
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10 Innovation in the crucible of war11 Blitzkrieg, the RMA and defense intellectuals; 12 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
This book explores contemporary military innovation, with a particular focus on the balance between anticipation and adaption. The volume examines contemporary military thought and the doctrine that evolved around the thesis of a transformation in the character of war. Known as the Information-Technology Revolution in Military Affairs (IT-RMA), this innovation served as an intellectual foundation for the US defence transformation from the 1990s onwards. Since the mid-1990s, professional ideas generated within the American defence milieu have been further disseminated to military communities ac |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Military art and science.
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Military doctrine -- United States
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Military art and science
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Military doctrine
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| SUBJECT |
United States. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78095330
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| Subject |
United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bjerga, Kjell Inge Inge
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| ISBN |
9781136282768 |
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1136282769 |
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