| Description |
xii, 244 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
On the front lines with America's nation builders -- Military learning and competing theories of change -- Two centuries of small wars and nation building -- Vietnam to Iraq : debating the "new world order" -- Learning to learn : the training revolution in the post-Vietnam military -- Doctrine and education for the new force -- Learning to surge in Iraq -- Learning theory and military change in the 21st century |
| Summary |
Janine Davidson traces the history of the U.S. military's involvement in these complex and frustrating missions. By comparing the historical record to the current era, Davidson assesses the relative influence of organizational culture and processes, institutional structures, military leadership, and political factors on the U.S. military's capacity to learn and to adapt. Pointing to the case of Iraq, she shows that commanders serving today have benefited at the tactical level from institutional changes following the Vietnam War and from the lessons of the 1990s. Davidson concludes by addressing the question of whether or not such military learning, in the absence of enhanced capabilities and capacity in other U.S. government agencies, will be sufficient to meet the complex challenges of the 21st century.--Publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
United States. Armed Forces.
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Military doctrine -- United States.
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Counterinsurgency -- United States.
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Nation-building -- United States.
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Armed Forces.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139803
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United States -- Military policy.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140379
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| LC no. |
2010007916 |
| ISBN |
9780472117352 cloth alkaline paper |
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0472117351 cloth alkaline paper |
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