Preparing and training for the full spectrum of military challenges
Subtitle: insights from the experiences of China, France, the United Kingdom, India, and Israel
By: David E. Johnson ... [et al.].
Contributors: Johnson, David E. 1950-; United States. Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness); Rand Corporation.; National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)
Series: Rand Corporation monograph series; Rand Corporation monograph series
Publisher: RAND
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Santa Monica, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 275
ISBN-13: 9780833047816
Subjects: Military planning; Operational readiness (Military science); Soldiers -- Training of
Description: "The difficult and continually evolving operations in Iraq and Afghanistan show the complexities of what is now termed irregular warfare and highlight the need for new approaches to the security challenges with which the United States is now contending and will likely confront in the future. The research reported in this monograph focused on answering a rather straightforward, but thus far largely unanswered, question: What can the U.S. military learn from other militaries about how better to prepare for full-spectrum operations and deployments? To this end, RAND was asked by the OSD for Personnel and Readiness to examine the militaries of China, France, the UK, India, and Israel."--P. xiii.
Notes: "MG-836-OSD"--P. [4] of cover.

"National Defense Research Institute"--P. [1] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-175).

Also available via the Internet.

Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense W74V8H-06-C-0002
Table of contents: title: China; title: France; title: The United Kingdom; title: India; title: Israel.