Transforming Military Power since the Cold War: Britain, France, and the United States, 1991–2012 - Softcover

Farrell, Theo; Rynning, Sten; Terriff, Terry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1107621445 ISBN 13: 9781107621442

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2013

Synopsis

This book provides an authoritative account of how the US, British, and French armies have transformed since the end of the Cold War. All three armies have sought to respond to changes in their strategic and socio-technological environments by developing more expeditionary capable and networked forces. Drawing on extensive archival research, hundreds of interviews, and unprecedented access to official documents, the authors examine both the process and the outcomes of army transformation, and ask how organizational interests, emerging ideas, and key entrepreneurial leaders interact in shaping the direction of military change. They also explore how programs of army transformation change over time, as new technologies moved from research to development, and as lessons from operations were absorbed. In framing these issues, they draw on military innovation scholarship and, in addressing them, produce findings with general relevance for the study of how militaries innovate.

About this title

Book Description

A deeply researched account of how the British, French and US armies have transformed themselves since the end of the Cold War. This is an essential reference for anybody studying contemporary military development, the US military, European defence, and the future of military power.

About the Author

Theo Farrell is Professor of War in the Modern World in the Department of War Studies at King's College London.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1107621445
• ISBN 13: 9781107621442
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 318