Format:
1 online resource (284 pages)
ISBN:
9780804777704
Content:
The book tells the story of the theory and history of the mission command approach (decentralized command) and the attempts by different armies to adopt and reform according to this approach.
Content:
Intro -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- PART I. THE THEORY AND HISTORY OF MISSION COMMAND -- 1. Setting the Stage -- 2. Command and Military Culture -- 3. The Origins of Mission Command -- PART II. ALTERNATIVE TRADITIONS OF COMMAND -- 4. Inspired by Corporate Practices: American ArmyCommand Traditions -- 5. Caught Between Extremes: British ArmyCommand Traditions -- 6. Molded by Necessity: Command in the IDF -- 7. Comparison -- PART III. TRANSFORMING COMMAND -- 8. Adopting and Adapting Mission Command -- 9. Testing: Mission Command in Operations -- 10. The Praxis Gap -- PART IV. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS -- 11. Summary Remarks and Wider Implications -- 12. Final Verdict: Has Mission Command BeenAdopted Successfully? -- Notes -- Index.
Note:
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780804772020
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780804772020
Language:
English
