Military innovation in the interwar period
By: edited by Williamson Murray, Allan R. Millett.
Contributors: Murray, Williamson.; Millett, Allan Reed.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 428
Subjects: Military history, Modern -- 20th century.; Military art and science -- Technological innovations -- History -- 20th century.; World politics -- 1919-1932.; World politics -- 1933-1945.
Description: In 1914, the armies and navies that faced each other were alike down to the strengths of their companies and battalions and the designs of their battleships and cruisers. Differences were of degree rather than essence. During the interwar period, the armed forces grew increasingly asymmetrical, developing different approaches to the same problems. This study of major military innovations in the 1920s and 1930s explores differences in innovating exploitation by the six major military powers.

The comparative essays investigate how and why innovation occurred or did not occur, and explain much of the strategic and operational performance of the Axis and Allies in World War II. The essays focus on several instances of how military services developed new technology and weapons and incorporated them into their doctrine, organization, and styles of operations.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.