A revolution in military adaptation : the US Army in the Iraq War / Chad C. Serena.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Serena, Chad C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army--History--Iraq War, 2003-.

United States. Army.

History.

United States. Army--Reorganization.

Strategic culture--United States.

Organizational change.

Organizational effectiveness.

Strategic culture.

United States.

Physical Description:

xvi, 206 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, [2011]

Summary:

During the early years of the Iraq War, the US Army Unable to translate initial combat success into strategic and political victory. Iraq plunged into a complex insurgency and defeating this insurgency required beating highly adaptive foes. To achieve success, the US Army went through Monumental process of organizational adaptation-a process driven by soldiers and leaders that spread throughout the institution and led to revolutionary changes in how the army supported and conducted its operations in Iraq. How the army adapted and the implications of this adaptation are the object of this indispensable study.

Intended for policymakers defense and military professionals, military historians, and academics, this book offers a solid critique of the army's current capacity to adapt to likely future adversary strategies and provides policy recommendations for retaining lessons learned in Iraq. Book jacket.

Contents:

Decisions in the post-Cold War period

The transformation of the U.S. Army

The invasion of Iraq and compelled adaptation

U.S. Army adaptation organizational inputs

U.S. Army adaptation organizational outputs and learning

The U.S. Army and the post-9/11 international security environment in perspective.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781589017832

1589017838

OCLC:

702647511