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Informationen zum Autor WYN Q. BOWEN Lecturer, Defence Studies Department, Joint Services Command and Staff College, WatchfieldMARTIN EDMONDS Professor and Director, Centre for Defence and International Security Studies, Cartmel College, Lancaster UniversityLAWRENCE FREEDMAN Professor of War Studies, Department of War Studies, King's College, University of LondonKEITH HARTLEY Professor, Centre for Defence Economics, University of YorkALICE HILLS Lecturer, Defence Studies Department, Joint Services Command and Staff College, WatchfieldPAUL ROGERS Professor of Peace Studies, Department of Peace Studies, University of BradfordPHILIP SABIN Professor of Strategic Studies, Department of War Studies, King's College, University of London Klappentext With the end of the Cold War, perceptions of the role of armed forces in the international environment changed dramatically and have led to a critical re-evaluation of defence budgets, defence bureaucracies and defence roles. The Changing Face of Military Power brings together some of the most eminent scholars in the field of defence studies to assess the changing dynamics of military power. It focuses in particular on the move towards joint service cooperation as a way of minimising costs and increasing efficiency. Zusammenfassung With the end of the Cold War, perceptions of the role of armed forces in the international environment changed dramatically and have led to a critical re-evaluation of defence budgets, defence bureaucracies and defence roles. The Changing Face of Military Power brings together some of the most eminent scholars in the field of defence studies to assess the changing dynamics of military power. It focuses in particular on the move towards joint service cooperation as a way of minimising costs and increasing efficiency. Inhaltsverzeichnis Military Power in a Multipolar World; M.L.Smith & M.Uttley The Dimensions of Asymmetric Warfare; W.Bowen Limitations on Joint Warfare: The Impact of the Proliferation of Conventional Weapons Technology; P.Rogers Reconciling Humanitarianism and Reality: The Analytical and Moral Challenges of Urban Operations; A. Hills Western Strategy in the New Era: The Apotheosis of Air Power?; P.Sabin Britain and the Revolution in Military Affairs; L.Freedman Equipping the Armed Services: Continuity and Change in UK Defence Procurement and Industrial Policies; M.Uttley Defence Management and the Impact of 'Jointery'; M.Edmonds British Defence Policy in the Post-Cold War Era: History Comes Full Circle?; A.Dorman The Economics of Joint Forces; K.Hartley Index...
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Military Power in a Multipolar World; M.L.Smith & M.Uttley The Dimensions of Asymmetric Warfare; W.Bowen Limitations on Joint Warfare: The Impact of the Proliferation of Conventional Weapons Technology; P.Rogers Reconciling Humanitarianism and Reality: The Analytical and Moral Challenges of Urban Operations; A. Hills Western Strategy in the New Era: The Apotheosis of Air Power?; P.Sabin Britain and the Revolution in Military Affairs; L.Freedman Equipping the Armed Services: Continuity and Change in UK Defence Procurement and Industrial Policies; M.Uttley Defence Management and the Impact of 'Jointery'; M.Edmonds British Defence Policy in the Post-Cold War Era: History Comes Full Circle?; A.Dorman The Economics of Joint Forces; K.Hartley Index
