Command : the twenty-first-century general / Anthony King, University of Warwick.
| Author/creator | King, Anthony, 1967- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2019. |
| Copyright Date | ©2019 |
| Description | xx, 484 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Command : the 21st-century general |
| Contents | Command in the twenty-first century -- The division -- Defining command -- Twentieth-century operations -- Twentieth-century commander -- Leadership -- The counter-insurgents -- Kandahar -- The march up -- The new headquarters -- Distributing command -- The decision point -- The crisis -- The command collective. |
| Abstract | "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"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Abstract | "It would be convenient to claim that a book on command exemplified its own subject matter and that this work executed a clear, coherent research plan with military precision. The reality was quite different. Having completed The Combat Soldier in 2012 (to be published the following year), I fully intended to return to the topic of warfare and the armed forces but only after I had completed a long contemplated project on social theory and on the question of social change, in particular"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2018038867 |
| ISBN | 9781108476409 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1108476406 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781108700276 paperback |
| ISBN | 1108700276 paperback |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | UB210 .K49 2019 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |