Transforming Command - The Pursuit of Mission Command in U.s., British, Israeli Armies

Zusatztext "This book clearly illustrates the important role that Mission Command plays in effective military operations. [The] comparison of the United States! British! and Israeli Armies in adopting Mission Command and [the] observations on their cultural differences were compelling." Informationen zum Autor Eitan Shamir is a Research Fellow at the Dado Center for Interdisciplinary Military Studies, Israeli Defense Forces, and teaches in the Security Studies program at Tel Aviv University. His military experience includes service in the IDF's paratroops brigade and as a reserve officer in the IDF's Organizational Psychology Unit. Klappentext The book tells the story of the theory and history of the mission command approach (decentralized command) and the attempts by different armies to adopt and reform according to this approach. Zusammenfassung The book tells the story of the theory and history of the mission command approach (decentralized command) and the attempts by different armies to adopt and reform according to this approach.

Product details

• Authors: Shamir Eitan, Eitan Shamir
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.01.2011
• EAN: 9780804772020
• ISBN: 978-0-8047-7202-0
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Military vehicles, aircraft, ships; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education