Nonlinear science and warfare : chaos, complexity and the U.S. military in the information age /
Lawson, Sean T.,1977-author.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [170]-185) and index.
The enlistment of nonlinear science into U.S. military discourse: an introduction -- Science in the western military tradition: enlightenment to WWII -- The birth of big military science: the emergence of and battle over the systems sciences -- Doing things the same or differently: post-Vietnam military reform and the emergence of an information age theory of war -- A pudding with a theme: the enlistment of nonlinear science and the emergence of network-centric warfare -- From fourth-generation warfare to global insurgency: complexity in the wake of Operation Iraqi Freedom -- After action report and lessons learned.
Military art and science
Military art and science
Military art and science
Chaotic behavior in systems.
Complexity (Philosophy)