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Commanding Military Power
Ryan Grauer
出版Cambridge University Press, 2016-07-28
主題History / Wars & Conflicts / Korean WarHistory / Military / StrategyPolitical Science / GeneralPolitical Science / International Relations / GeneralPolitical Science / Intergovernmental Organizations
ISBN11071582149781107158214
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=VFSJDAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Commanding Military Power offers a new explanation of why some armed forces are stronger than others. Ryan Grauer advances a 'command structure theory' which combines insights from organization theory, international relations, and security studies literatures to provide a unique perspective on military power. Specifically, armed forces organized to facilitate swift and accurate perception of and response to battlefield developments will cope better with war's inherent uncertainty, use resources effectively, and, quite often, win. Case studies of battles from the Russo-Japanese War, Chinese Civil War and Korean War, based on new archival research, underscore the argument, showing that even smaller and materially weaker militaries can fight effectively against and defeat larger and better endowed adversaries when they are organizationally prepared to manage uncertainty. That organization often matters more than numbers and specific tools of war has crucial implications for both contemporary and future thinking about and efforts to improve martial strength.