Contemporary military innovation : between anticipation and adaption / / edited by Dmitry (Dima) Adamsky and Kjell Inge Bjerga
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| Titolo: |
Contemporary military innovation : between anticipation and adaption / / edited by Dmitry (Dima) Adamsky and Kjell Inge Bjerga
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (230 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 355.6/867 |
| Soggetto topico: | Military art and science |
| Military doctrine - United States | |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States Armed Forces Effect of technology on |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
AdamskyDima
BjergaKjell Inge
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
| 10 Innovation in the crucible of war11 Blitzkrieg, the RMA and defense intellectuals; 12 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 disseminate |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Contemporary military innovation |
| ISBN: | 1-280-68249-3 |
| 9786613659439 | |
| 1-136-28276-9 | |
| 0-203-11254-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910462301103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Cass military studies.