Culture of Military Organizations

This examination of military culture shows how it underpins the effectiveness of military organizations. Sixteen case studies focusing on armies, navies, and air forces from the Civil War to the Iraq War help to explain why some organizations succeed while others fail in the ultimate arbitration of war.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Peter R. Mansoor, Retired Colonel, US Army, is the General Raymond E. Mason, Jr Chair of Military History at The Ohio State University. He assumed this position after a twenty-six year career in the US Army that culminated in his service as the executive officer to General David Petraeus, commanding general of Multi-National Force-Iraq, during the surge of US forces in 2007 and 2008.Williamson Murray is a Professor Emeritus of history at the Ohio State University. His work over the past fifty years focuses primarily on grand strategy, operations, and airpower. He has published numerous highly acclaimed works, including The Change in the European Balance of Power, 1938–1939: The Path to Ruin (1984), Strategy for Defeat: The Luftwaffe (1986), German Military Effectiveness (1992), The Air War in the Persian Gulf (1995) and A War to Be Won: Fighting the Second World War, 1937–1945 (2000).

Zusammenfassung

This examination of military culture shows how it underpins the effectiveness of military organizations. Sixteen case studies focusing on armies, navies, and air forces from the Civil War to the Iraq War help to explain why some organizations succeed while others fail in the ultimate arbitration of war.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Peter R. Mansoor, Peter R. (Ohio State University) Murray Mansoor
• Mitarbeit: Peter R. Mansoor (Herausgeber), Murray Williamson (Herausgeber), Williamson Murray (Herausgeber), Williamson (Ohio State University) Murray (Herausgeber), Peter R. (Ohio State University) Mansoor (Herausgeber), Mansoor Peter R. (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 31.10.2019
• Thema: Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung; Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Allgemeines, Lexika
• EAN: 9781108724487
• ISBN: 978-1-108-72448-7
• Anzahl Seiten: 482
• Themen: Cultural Studies; HISTORY / Military / General; military history; Military life & institutions; Military institutions