A revolution in military adaptation : the US Army in the Iraq War / / Chad C. Serena

• Autore: Serena Chad C
• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, 2011
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (453 p.)
• Disciplina: 956.7044/340973
• Soggetto topico: Strategic culture - United States; Organizational change; Organizational effectiveness
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Decisions in the post-Cold War period -- The transformation of the U.S. Army -- The invasion of Iraq and compelled adaptation -- U.S. Army adaptation organizational inputs -- U.S. Army adaptation organizational outputs and learning -- The U.S. Army and the post-9/11 international security environment in perspective.
• Sommario/riassunto: During the early years of the Iraq War, the US Army was unable to translate initial combat success into strategic and political victory. Iraq plunged into a complex insurgency, and defeating this insurgency required beating highly adaptive foes. A competition between the hierarchical and vertically integrated army and networked and horizontally integrated insurgents ensued. The latter could quickly adapt and conduct networked operations in a decentralized fashion; the former was predisposed to fighting via prescriptive plans under a centralized command and control. To achieve success, the US A
• Titolo autorizzato: A revolution in military adaptation
• ISBN: 9781589018006; 1589018001
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910966240103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II