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  • 2019

Command

the twenty-first-century general

Anthony King, (1967-)

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"In the wake of the troubled campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq, military decision-making appears to be in crisis and generals have been subjected to intense and sustained public criticism. Taking these interventions as a starting point, Anthony King examines the transformation of military command in the twenty-first century. Focusing on the army division, King argues that a phenomenon of collective command is developing. In the twentieth century, generals typically directed and led operations personally, monopolising decision-making. They commanded individualistically, even heroically. As operations have expanded in range and scope, decision-making has multiplied and diversified. As a result command is becoming increasingly professionalised and collaborative. Through interviews with many leading generals and vivid ethnographic analysis of divisional headquarters, this book provides a unique insight into the transformation of command in western armies"--

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Title Statement Command: the twenty-first-century general / Anthony King, University of Warwick.
Alternative Title(s) Command : the 21st-century general
Author King, Anthony, 1967-
Publication Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press,2019.
Extent of Item xx, 484 pages
ISBN 9781108700276 (trade paperback)
Other Number pr03690429
Contents Machine generated contents note: 1.Command in the twenty-first century; 2.The division; 3.Defining command; 4.Twentieth-century operations; 5.Twentieth-century commander; 6.Leadership; 7.The counter-insurgents; 8.Kandahar; 9.The march up; 10.The new headquarters; 11.Distributing command; 12.The decision point; 13.The crisis; 14.The command collective.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary "In the wake of the troubled campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq, military decision-making appears to be in crisis and generals have been subjected to intense and sustained public criticism. Taking these interventions as a starting point, Anthony King examines the transformation of military command in the twenty-first century. Focusing on the army division, King argues that a phenomenon of collective command is developing. In the twentieth century, generals typically directed and led operations personally, monopolising decision-making. They commanded individualistically, even heroically. As operations have expanded in range and scope, decision-making has multiplied and diversified. As a result command is becoming increasingly professionalised and collaborative. Through interviews with many leading generals and vivid ethnographic analysis of divisional headquarters, this book provides a unique insight into the transformation of command in western armies"--
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By Topic Command of troops--History--21st century
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