LEADER 03382oam 2200697Ma 450 001 9910462301103321 005 20200324081348.0 010 $a1-280-68249-3 010 $a9786613659439 010 $a1-136-28276-9 010 $a0-203-11254-7 035 $a(CKB)2670000000203391 035 $a(EBL)982014 035 $a(OCoLC)804662480 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000681200 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11406723 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000681200 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10654552 035 $a(PQKB)10259285 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC982014 035 $a(PPN)198458002 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL982014 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10568492 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL365943 035 $a(OCoLC)1034939019 035 $a(OCoLC-P)1034939019 035 $a(FlBoTFG)9780203112540 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000203391 100 $a20111219d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aContemporary military innovation $ebetween anticipation and adaption /$fedited by Dmitry (Dima) Adamsky and Kjell Inge Bjerga 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cRoutledge$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (230 p.) 225 1 $aCass military studies 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-138-10723-9 311 $a0-415-52336-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFronrCover; 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 327 $a10 Innovation in the crucible of war11 Blitzkrieg, the RMA and defense intellectuals; 12 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index 330 $aThis book explores contemporary military innovation, with a particular focus on the balance between anticipation and adaption. The volume examines contemporary military thought and the doctrine that evolved around the thesis of a transformation in the character of war. Known as the Information-Technology Revolution in Military Affairs (IT-RMA), this innovation served as an intellectual foundation for the US defence transformation from the 1990s onwards. Since the mid-1990s, professional ideas generated within the American defence milieu have been further disseminate 410 0$aCass military studies. 606 $aMilitary art and science 606 $aMilitary doctrine$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xArmed Forces$xEffect of technology on 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMilitary art and science. 615 0$aMilitary doctrine 676 $a355.6/867 701 $aAdamsky$b Dima$0928948 701 $aBjerga$b Kjell Inge$0928949 801 0$bOCoLC-P 801 1$bOCoLC-P 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462301103321 996 $aContemporary military innovation$92087769 997 $aUNINA