{"product_id":"preparing-for-war-olivier-schmitt-9780197863893","title":"Preparing for War: Strategy, Power and Military Change","description":"The unravelling of the post-Cold War order has intensified geopolitical tensions, driving a global increase in defense spending. Most military organizations are engaged in a process of drastic transformation, trying to scale their activities, learn from contemporary battlefields, and improve readiness. Yet armed forces engaged in such reforms must solve a major dilemma: how to adapt to an uncertain future without losing their current identity, coherence or operational effectiveness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this incisive and timely study, Olivier Schmitt explores how modern militaries adapt, or fail to adapt, to evolving threats, technologies and political constraints. Drawing on global case-studies-from the trenches of Ukraine to the halls of the People's Liberation Army leadership-he investigates how social expectations, political constraints and organizational cultures collide in the worldwide quest to reform the military. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEssential reading for defense professionals, policymakers and scholars of international security, \u003cem\u003ePreparing for War\u003c\/em\u003e equips readers with the tools to grasp not only the \"how\" but the \"why\" behind military transformation. In an era of rising defense budgets and shrinking certainties, this book delivers crucial insights into the future of war-and the institutions that must be ready for it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Olivier Schmitt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0197863892\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780197863893\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.57h x 5.90w x 1.37d","brand":"Olivier Schmitt","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48517155422463,"sku":"9780197863893","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_97f1459a-eacb-4764-9fea-e71336524157.jpg?v=1778730276","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/preparing-for-war-olivier-schmitt-9780197863893","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}