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Us military innovation since the cold war (Strategy and History) 1st Edition
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This book explains how the US military reacted to the 'Revolution in Military Affairs' (RMA), and failed to innovate its organization or doctrine to match the technological breakthroughs it brought about.
Many called for the transformation of the US military in the years after the end of the Cold War, seeking the changes in organization and doctrine that would complete the RMA innovation and offer the US the capability to perform a wide variety of missions cheaply and effectively. This volume describes the origins, uses, and limits of the RMA technologies, examines how each of the five US armed services (categorising the Special Operations as a separate service) made their adjustments both to the technologies and the use of force, and how the role of the civilian officials and the defense industry altered in this process of change and avoidance of change.
The book examines the internal politics of the services as well as civil/military relations to identify the external pressures on the services for significant change in their doctrine and weapons. Many have noted the failure of the services to innovate in what can be called the 'Second Inter-war Period' (the years after the Cold War). This book offers explanations for this failure and arguments about the possible range and desirability of military innovation in the post-Cold war era.
This book will be of great interest to students of strategic studies, US defence politics, military studies, and US politics.
Harvey M. Sapolsky is Professor of Public Policy and Organization in the Department of Political Science at MIT and former Director of the Security Studies Program.
Benjamin H. Friedman is a Research Fellow in Defense and Homeland Security Studies at the Cato Institute and a Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science at MIT.
Brendan Green is a Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science at MIT and an affiliate of the Security Studies Program.
- ISBN-100415622301
- ISBN-13978-0415622301
- Edition1st
- Publication dateMarch 29, 2012
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions6.14 x 0.51 x 9.21 inches
- Print length224 pages
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Harvey M. Sapolsky is Professor of Public Policy and Organization in the Department of Political Science at MIT and former Director of the Security Studies Program. Benjamin H. Friedman is a Research Fellow in Defense and Homeland Security Studies at the Cato Institute and a PhD Candidate in Political Science at MIT. Brendan Rittenhouse Green is a PhD Candidate in Political Science at MIT and an affiliate of the Security Studies Program.
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- Publisher : Routledge; 1st edition (March 29, 2012)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 224 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0415622301
- ISBN-13 : 978-0415622301
- Item Weight : 14.1 ounces
- Dimensions : 6.14 x 0.51 x 9.21 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #5,517,100 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #2,866 in Military History (Books)
- #5,097 in Conventional Weapons & Warfare History (Books)
- #6,894 in National & International Security (Books)
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