Book (electronic)
Adaptation under fire: how militaries change in wartime (2020)
in: Bridging the gap
Abstract
Authors David Barno and Nora Bensahel provide a critical look into how and why the U.S. military needs to become more adaptable. Every military must prepare for future wars despite not really knowing the shape such wars will ultimately take. As former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates once noted: "We have a perfect record in predicting the next war. We have never once gotten it right." In the face of such great uncertainty, militaries must be able to adapt rapidly in order to win. Adaptation under Fire identifies the characteristics that make militaries more adaptable, illustrated through historical examples and the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Keywords
Military art and science, Military doctrine, Operational art (Military science), Tactics, Adaptability (Psychology), United States
Languages
English
Publisher
Oxford University Press
ISBN
Pages
272