Transforming command : the pursuit of mission command in the U.S., British, and Israeli armies / Eitan Shamir.
| Author/creator | Shamir, Eitan, 1964- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Stanford, Calif. : Stanford Security Studies, ©2011. |
| Description | xiii, 269 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Setting the stage -- Command and military culture -- The origins of mission command (Auftragstaktik) -- Inspired by corporate practices : American Army command traditions -- Caught between extremes : British Army command traditions -- Molded by necessity : command in the IDF -- Comparison -- Adopting and adapting mission command -- Testing : mission command in operations -- The praxis gap -- Summary remarks and wider implications -- Final verdict : has mission command been adopted successfully? |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2010030490 |
| ISBN | 9780804772020 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0804772029 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780804772037 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0804772037 (pbk. : alk. paper) |