عنوان

Future armies, future challenges :

(Number (ISBN

1741152852

(Number (ISBN

9781741152852

Erroneous ISBN

1865086266

Erroneous ISBN

9781865086262

Number

b794820

Title Proper

Future armies, future challenges :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

land warfare in the information age /

First Statement of Responsibility

edited by Michael Evans, Alan Ryan and Russell Parkin.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Crows Nest, NSW :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Allen & Unwin,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2004.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xxii, 370 pages)

Text of Note

Papers from the October 2001 Chief of Army's Land Warfare Conference.

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

Introduction : Appointment in Samarra : Western strategic thought and the culture of risk / Michael Evans -- Part I. The changing shape of conflict -- 1. The West's future foes : simplification and slaughter / Ralph Peters -- 2. Clausewitz's chameleon : military theory and practice in the early 21st century / Michael Evans -- 3. Resurrecting transformation for the post-industrial era / Douglas A. Macgregor -- 4. Maritime strategy, land warfare and the revolution in naval affairs / Raja Menon -- 5. Sharp corners : combat operations in urban areas / Roger Spiller -- 6. Land forces in 21st-century coalition operations : implications for the Asia-Pacific / Alan Ryan -- Part II. Future challenges -- 7. Creating a culture of velocity : the Western military mindset and the challenge of digitisation / Robert Leonhard -- 8. Asymmetric warfare : myth or reality? / Ian MacFarling -- 9. Whither the close battle-- British Army operations : 2015 and beyond / Richard Cousens -- 10. A debate on the challenge posed by terrorism -- 11. The military profession in Australia : crossroads and cross-purposes? / Hugh Smith -- 12. Defending the "other" : military force(s) and the cosmopolitan project / Graeme Cheeseman -- 13. Preparing the Australian Army for 21st-century conflict : problems and perspectives / Peter Abigail -- Part III. Operational lessons -- 14. Lessons from Bosnia : a British perspective / Michael Rose -- 15. Lessons from East Timor / Duncan Lewis -- 16. Lessons learnt from multinational operations / Dominique Trinquand -- Conclusion : Early 21st-century armies and the challenge of unrestricted warfare / Alan Ryan.

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Text of Note

A book of writings by international military experts on the changing nature and the future of land warfare.

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

OverDrive, Inc.

Stock Number

1DAD508E-9DDA-47AE-8A5F-193C6AC5A63B

Title

Future armies, future challenges.

International Standard Book Number

1865086266

Military art and science-- Automation, Congresses.

Military art and science, Congresses.

War, Congresses.

HISTORY-- Military-- Other.

Military art and science-- Automation.

Military art and science.

TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING-- Military Science.

War.

HIS-- 027130

TEC-- 025000

Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Evans, Michael.

Parkin, Russell.

Ryan, Alan,1963-

Date of Transaction

20201207075538.0

Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))

pn

Electronic name

[Book]

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