Binding: Paperback
Description: In the wake of the troubled campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq military decision - making appears to be in crisis and generals have been subjected to intense and sustained public criticism. Taking these interventions as a starting point Anthony King examines the transformation of military command in the twenty - first century. Focusing on the army division King argues that a phenomenon of collective command is developing. In the twentieth century generals typically directed and led operations personally monopolising decision - making. They commanded individualistically even heroically. As operations have expanded in range and scope decision - making has multiplied and diversified. As a result command is becoming increasingly professionalised and collaborative. Through interviews with many leading generals and vivid ethnographic analysis of divisional headquarters this book provides a unique insight into the transformation of command in western armies.
Title: Command The Twenty - First - Century General
Author(s): King Anthony (University Of Warwick)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Barcode: 9781108700276
Pages: 504 Pages, Worked Examples Or Exercises; 9 Line Drawings, Black And White
Publication Date: 2/28/2019
Category: Warfare & Defence