Transforming Military Power - Since the Cold War: Britain, France, and the United States, 1991-2012

This Book Provides An Authoritative Account Of How The Us, British, And French Armies Have Transformed Since The End Of The Cold War. All Three Armies Have Sought To Respond To Changes In Their Strategic And Socio-technological Environments By Developing More Expeditionary Capable And Networked Forces. Drawing On Extensive Archival Research, Hundreds Of Interviews, And Unprecedented Access To Official Documents, The Authors Examine Both The Process And The Outcomes Of Army Transformation, And Ask How Organizational Interests, Emerging Ideas, And Key Entrepreneurial Leaders Interact In Shaping The Direction Of Military Change. They Also Explore How Programs Of Army Transformation Change Over Time, As New Technologies Moved From Research To Development, And As Lessons From Operations Were Absorbed. In Framing These Issues, They Draw On Military Innovation Scholarship And, In Addressing Them, Produce Findings With General Relevance For The Study Of How Militaries Innovate.--publisher's Website. Army Transformation: Imperatives And Innovation -- Transformation From The Top-down: The United States Army, 1991-2012 -- Transformation In Contact: The British Army, 1991-2012 -- Transformation As Modernization: The French Army, 1991-2012 -- Conclusion: Innovation And Military Power. Theo Farrell, Sten Rynning And Terry Terriff. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This book provides an authoritative account of how the US, British, and French armies have transformed since the end of the Cold War. All three armies have sought to respond to changes in their strategic and socio-technological environments by developing more expeditionary capable and networked forces. Drawing on extensive archival research, hundreds of interviews, and unprecedented access to official documents, the authors examine both the process and the outcomes of army transformation, and ask how organizational interests, emerging ideas, and key entrepreneurial leaders interact in shaping the direction of military change. They also explore how programs of army transformation change over time, as new technologies moved from research to development, and as lessons from operations were absorbed. In framing these issues, they draw on military innovation scholarship and, in addressing them, produce findings with general relevance for the study of how militaries innovate -- Provided by Publisher CBO9781107360143A005 1 CBO9781107360143A006 5 CBO9781107360143A007 6 CBO9781107360143A008 7 CBO9781107360143A009 8 CBO9781107360143A010 10 CBO9781107360143A011 17 CBO9781107360143A012 32 CBO9781107360143A013 134 CBO9781107360143A014 211 CBO9781107360143A015 303 CBO9781107360143A016 321 A deeply researched account of how the British, French and US armies have transformed themselves since the end of the Cold War. This is an essential reference for anybody studying contemporary military development, the US military, European defence, and the future of military power.