Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-207) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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List of figures -- About the authors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Understanding military transformation -- Explaining military transformation -- Principals, agents and service transformation -- Case studies -- The German Blitzkrieg transformation : rebuilding preeminence from catastrophe -- The U.S. Navy transformed : managing change from sea to air -- The British and armored force : squandering early innovation -- U.S. counterinsurgency in Vietnam : shirking transformation -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This book explicates the conditions under which military organizations have both succeeded and failed at institutionalizing new ideas and forms of warfare. Through comparative analysis of some classic cases, the authors offer a novel explanation for change rooted in managerial strategies for aligning service incentives and norms.
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Title
Managing defense transformation.
International Standard Book Number
0754648567
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Strategy-- History-- 20th century, Case studies.
Armed Forces-- Reorganization.
HISTORY-- Military-- Biological & Chemical Warfare.
Strategy.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
United States, Armed Forces, Reorganization, History, 20th century, Case studies.