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

• Autore: King Anthony <1967->
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiii, 311 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 355.0094
• Soggetto topico: Strategic culture - European Union countries; Combined operations (Military science)
• Soggetto geografico: European Union countries Armed Forces; European Union countries Military relations; European Union countries Military policy
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The transformation of Europe's armed forces
• 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
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458767003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II