Military Effectiveness, Vol. 1: The First World War (Mershon Center Series on International Security and Foreign Policy) (Mershon Center Series on International Security and Foreign Policy)

This work constitutes the first part of a three-volume set which analyzes the strategic and military problems of the era spanning the two world wars. This book covers World War I. The other two volumes in the set address the interwar period and World War II respectively. Cover Title Copyright Contents 1 The Effectiveness of Military Organizations Introduction Definations and General Points Political Effectiveness Strategic Effectiveness Operational Effectiveness Tactical Effectiveness Conclusion 2 Britain in the First World War Introduction Political Effectiveness Strategic Effectiveness Operational Effectiveness Tactical Effectiveness Conclusion 3 The Dynamics of Necessity: German MilitaryPolicy during the First World War Introduction Political Effectiveness Strategic Effectiveness Tactical Effectiveness Conclusion 4 American Military Effectiveness in the First World War Introduction Political Effectiveness Strategic Effectiveness Operational Effectiveness Tactical Effectiveness Conclusion 5 Italy during the First World War Political Effectiveness Strategic Effectiveness Operational Effectiveness Tactical Effectiveness Conclusion 6 The French Army in the First World War Introduction Strategic Effectiveness Operational Effectiveness Tactical Effectiveness Conclusion 7 Japan, 1914–18 Introduction Political Effectiveness Strategic Effectiveness Tactical Effectiveness 8 Imperial Russia’s Forces at War Introduction Political Effectiveness Strategic Effectiveness Tactical Effectiveness Conclusion 9 Military Effectiveness in the First World War Index "This three volume study examines the questions rasied by the performance of the military institutions of France, Germany, Russia, the USA, Great Britain, Japan and Italy in the period from 1914 to 1945. Leading military historians deal with the different national approaches to war and military power at the tactical, operational, strategic and political levels. They form the basis for a fundamental re-examination of how military organizations have performed in the first half of the twentieth century. These volumes will be invaluable for military historians and social scientists in the examination of national security and military issues. They will also be essential reading for future military readers at Staff and War Colleges." --Dust jacket