In Pursuit of Military Excellence: The Evolution of Operational Theory - Couverture souple

Naveh, Shimon

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0714642770 ISBN 13 : 9780714642772

Editeur : Routledge, 1997

Synopsis

In Pursuit of Military Excellence This work offers an interpretation of the intermediate field of military knowledge situated between strategy and tactics and traces the evolution of operational awareness and its culmination in a full-fledged theory. Full description

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Présentation de l'éditeur :

This book offers a scientific interpretation of the field of military knowledge situated between strategy and tactics, better known as operational art', and traces the evolution of operational awareness and its culmination in a full-fledged theory. The author, a Brigadier General (ret.) in the Israeli Defence Forces and Doctor of History, King's College, London, clarifies the substance of operational art' and constructs a cognitive framework for its critical analysis. He chronicles the stages in the evolution of operational theory from the emergence of 19th-century military thought to Blitzkrieg. For the first time the Soviet theories of Deep Operations' and Strike Manoeuvre' that emerged in the 1920s and 1930 are discussed. The author argues that it is these doctrines that eventually led to the crystallization of the American Airland Battle theory, successfully implemented in the Gulf War.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

This work offers an interpretation of the intermediate field of military knowledge situated between strategy and tactics and traces the evolution of operational awareness and its culmination in a full-fledged theory.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0714642770
• ISBN 13: 9780714642772
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 424