Veröffentlichungsangabe: | Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY ; Port Melbourne, VIC ; New Delhi ; Singapore : Cambridge University Press, 2019 |
Anmerkung: | "The editors wish to acknowledge the generous assistance of the Mershon Center for International Security Studies at The Ohio State University, whose grant made possible the conference in September 2017 in Columbus, Ohio, from which tghis work originated." (Seite [v]) Literaturangaben Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke Archivierung/Langzeitarchivierung gewährleistet ; BfZ (Rechtsgrundlage SLG). WLB Stuttgart |
Inhalt: | Culture has an enormous influence on military organizations and their success or failure in war. Cultural biases often result in unstated assumptions that have a deep impact on the making of strategy, operational planning, doctrinal creation, and the organization and training of armed forces. Except in unique circumstances culture grows slowly, embedding so deeply that members often act unconsciously according to its dictates. Of all the factors that are involved in military effectiveness, culture is perhaps the most important. Yet, it also remains the most difficult to describe and understand, because it entails so many external factors that impinge, warp, and distort its formation and continuities. The sixteen case studies in this volume examine the culture of armies, navies, and air forces from the Civil War to the Iraq War and how and why culture affected their performance in the ultimate arbitration of war. Part 1 - Theoretical frameworks -- Culture and military organizations / Leonard Wong and Stephen J. Gerras -- Strategic culture / David Kilcullen Part 2. Land forces -- Ulysses S. Grant and the culture of the Union Army of the Tennessee / Wayne Wei-siang Hsieh -- "Playing a very bold game": The organizational culture of the Army of Northern Virginia, 1862-1865 / Mark Grimsley -- German Army culture, 1871 to 1945 / Jorit Wintjes -- The culture of the Indian Army 1900-1947: An evolving identity / Daniel Marston -- An Army apart: The influence of culture on the Victorian British Army / Richard Hart Sinnreich -- The culture of the British Army, 1914-1945 / Williamson Murray -- Imperial Japanese Army culture, 1918-1945: Duty heavier than a mountain, death lighter than a feather / David Hunter-Chester -- Military culture, Military efficiency, and the Red Army, 1917-1945 / Reina Pennington --An Army Like no other: The origins of the IDF's military culture / Gil-li Vardi -- The weight of the shadow of the past: The organizational culture of the Iraqi Army, 1921-2003 / Kevin M. Woods -- U.S. Army culture, 1973-2017 / Peter R. Mansoor -- Part 3. Maritime forces -- The Royal Navy, 1900-1945: Learning from disappointment / Corbin Williamson -- US Navy cultural transformations, 1945-2017: The jury is still out / John T. Kuehn -- The United States Marine Corps, 1973-2017: Cultural preservation in every place and clime / Allan R. Millett -- Part 4. Air Forces -- The culture of the Royal Air Force, 1918-1945 / David Stubbs -- United States Air Force culture, 1947-2017 / Robert Farley -- Conclusion / Peter R. Mansoor and Williamson Murray. |
