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Military Transformation and Modern Warfare - A Reference Handbook (Hardcover)
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Military Transformation and Modern Warfare - A Reference Handbook (Hardcover)
Series: Contemporary Military, Strategic, and Security Issues
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Military transformation can be understood as comprising three
overlapping and sometimes competing "layers"--the
conventional-force dominated revolution in military affairs, a more
recent irregular warfare emphasis, and a wider dimension including
homeland defense, space and nuclear policy. The Western world is
currently focusing its attention on transformation's middle layer,
while China and Russia are focusing on the RMA and transformation's
wider aspects. This dynamic indicates the United States and its
allies should continue to prepare for the full range of conflicts.
This book establishes the meaning of "military transformation,"
assesses the manner in which certain countries are transforming
their military forces, discusses the relevancy of transformation
efforts to modern conflict and, in drawing out the key areas of
emphasis on the part of various countries, provides a window on the
future global security environment. It is divided into seven
chapters, plus a conclusion. The first chapter focuses on the
meaning of military transformation, establishing a framework
through which national militaries can be examined. This comprises
transformation's revolution in military affairs components, its
newer special operations forces, counterinsurgency, and
stabilization and reconstruction aspects, and its wider homeland
defense, space and deterrence dimensions. The book devotes two
chapters to the United States and one each to China, Russia, and
NATO. It also has a chapter that looks individually at each of
Australia, Britain, Canada, France and Germany. An assessment of
the relevancy of force transformation to modern warfare is
integrated into the discussion of what transformation means, how
the United States is responding, and the concluding chapter. The
book contains a biographical sketch of Andrew Marshall, Andrew
Krepinevich, William Owens, Arthur Cebrowski, Donald Rumsfeld, and
Thomas Barnett, all of whom have been involved in some aspect of
military transformation.
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