Command : the twenty-first-century general /
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...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
[2019]
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | xx, 484 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [461]-478) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781108476409 1108476406 9781108700276 1108700276 |