Imagining War - French and British Military Doctrine Between the Wars

Summary

In this innovative theoretical book, Elizabeth Kier uses a cultural approach to take issue with the conventional wisdom that military organizations inherently prefer offensive doctrines. Kier argues instead that a military's culture affects its choices between offensive and defensive military doctrines. Drawing on organizational theory, she demonst

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth Kier, Kier Elizabeth
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.03.2017
• EAN: 9780691653921
• ISBN: 978-0-691-65392-1
• No. of pages: 250
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library; Princeton Studies in International History and Politics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, International Relations, Theory of warfare and military science, Theory of warfare & military science