Command: The Twenty-First-Century General

di Anthony King (Autore)

Cambridge University Press, 2019

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.

• Autore: Anthony King
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Anno: 2019
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 504 p.
• Dimensioni: 228 x 153 mm
• Peso: 810 gr.
• EAN: 9781108700276

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