Civil-military relations in perspective : strategy, structure and policy / / edited by Stephen J. Cimbala

• Pubblicazione: Farnham, Surrey ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, 2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (238 p.)
• Disciplina: 322/.5
• Soggetto topico: Civil-military relations - United States; Civil-military relations
• Altri autori: CimbalaStephen J
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Introduction; 1 Kids These Days: Growing Military Professionalism across Generations; 2 Searching for a More Viable Form of Civil-Military Relations; 6 The War without a Strategy; 7 Who Serves? The American All-Volunteer Force; 8 Military Theory, Strategy and Praxis: Implications for Civil-Military Relations; 9 Business Models and Emerging U.S. Warfighting Concepts; 10 Cyberwar and Nuclear Crisis Management: Implications for Civil-Military Relations; Conclusion; Selected Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Authors contributing to this study examine a wide range of issues, including: the contrast between theory and practice in civil-military relations; the role perceptions of military professionals across generations; the character of civil-military relations in authoritarian or other democratically-challenged political systems; the usefulness of business models in military management; the attributes of civil-military relations during unconventional conflicts; the experience of the all-volunteer force and its meaning for US civil-military relations; and other topics.
• Titolo autorizzato: Civil-military relations in perspective
• ISBN: 1-315-57232-X; 1-317-16537-3; 1-317-16536-5; 1-283-42935-7; 9786613429353; 1-4094-2979-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910965045703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II