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On flexibility : recovery from technological and doctrinal surprise on the battlefield / Meir Finkel ; translated by Moshe Tlamim.
| Author/creator | Finkel, Meir, 1968- author. |
| Other author | Tlamim, Moshe, translator. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Stanford, California : Stanford Security Studies, [2011], ©2011. |
| Description | x, 324 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | ʻAl ha-gemishut. English |
| Contents | Prediction and intelligence : the dominant approach in force planning and its failure to answer the challenge of technological and doctrinal surprise -- Conceptual and doctrinal flexibility -- Organizational and technological flexibility -- Cognitive and command and control (C2) flexibility -- The mechanism for lesson learning and rapid dissemination -- The German recovery from the surprise of British chaff -- The German recovery from the Soviet T-34 tank surprise -- The Israeli recovery from the Egyptian Sagger missile surprise -- The Israeli air force recovery from the Arab anti-aircraft missile surprise -- The slow British recovery from the German armor and anti-tank tactics -- The slow Soviet recovery from the surprise of low-intensity conflict in Afghanistan -- The French failure to recover from the surprise of the German blitzkrieg. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-320) and index. |
| LCCN | 2010045287 |
| ISBN | 9780804774888 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0804774889 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780804774895 (paperback : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0804774897 (paperback : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | UA10 .F5413 2011 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |