Command: The Twenty-First-Century General by King, Anthony

Command: The Twenty-First-Century General (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781108476409)

Vendor: Anthony King
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Format: Hardcover
$89.00
$89.00
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Command: The Twenty-First-Century General by King, Anthony

Command: The Twenty-First-Century General

$89.00
Command: The Twenty-First-Century General by King, Anthony

Command: The Twenty-First-Century General

$89.00
Format: Hardcover
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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.

Author: Anthony King
ISBN-10: 1108476406
ISBN-13: 9781108476409
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/31/2019
Pages: 504
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.00lbs
Size: 9.39h x 6.41w x 1.05d

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