Transforming command
Subtitle: the pursuit of mission command in the U.S., British, and Israeli armies
By: Eitan Shamir
Publisher: Stanford Security Studies
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Stanford, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
ISBN-13: 9780804772020; 9780804772037
Subjects: Israel; United States; Case studies; Great Britain. Army; Command of troops; United States. Army; Great Britain; Israel. Tseva haganah le-Yiśraʼel
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Setting the stage; title: Command and military culture; title: The origins of mission command (Auftragstaktik); title: Inspired by corporate practices : American Army command traditions; title: Caught between extremes : British Army command traditions; title: Molded by necessity : command in the IDF; title: Comparison; title: Adopting and adapting mission command; title: Testing : mission command in operations; title: The praxis gap; title: Summary remarks and wider implications; title: Final verdict : has mission command been adopted successfully?