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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809029103321

Autore

King Anthony <1967->

Titolo

The transformation of Europe's armed forces : from the Rhine to Afghanistan / / Anthony King

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2010

ISBN

1-107-21661-3

0-511-85314-9

1-282-93176-8

9786612931765

0-511-93196-4

0-511-93062-3

0-511-92811-4

0-511-93332-0

0-511-77846-5

0-511-92558-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 311 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

355.0094

Soggetti

Strategic culture - European Union countries

Combined operations (Military science)

European Union countries Armed Forces

European Union countries Military relations

European Union countries Military policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Strategic context. Towards a sociology of military transformation -- Europe's new military -- The capacity for autonomous action? -- Operational Transformation. The operational network -- The operational renaissance -- Operational art -- Tactical transformation. The empowered brigade -- Elitism -- Cohesion -- Co-ordination -- The future of Europe's armed forces.

Sommario/riassunto

As a result of new strategic threats, Europe's land forces are currently undergoing a historic transformation which may reflect wider processes of European integration. Europe's mass, mainly conscript armies are



being replaced by smaller, more capable, professionalised militaries concentrated into new operational headquarters and rapid reaction brigades, able to plan, command, and execute global military interventions. At the same time, these headquarters and brigades are co-operating with each other across national borders at a level which would have been inconceivable in the twentieth century. As a result, a transnational military network is appearing in Europe, the forces in which are converging on common forms of military expertise. This book is a groundbreaking study of the military dimensions of European integration, which have been largely ignored until now. It will appeal to scholars across the social sciences interested in the progress of the European project, and the nature of the military today.