Commanding military power : organizing for victory and defeat on the battlefield / Ryan Grauer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grauer, Ryan, 1983- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United Nations--Armed Forces--Korea--History.

United Nations.

Command of troops--Case studies.

Command of troops.

Liaoyang, Battle of, Liaoyang, China, 1904.

Huai Hai Campaign, China, 1948-1949.

Korean War, 1950-1953--Campaigns--Korea.

Korean War, 1950-1953.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 263 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Commanding Military Power offers a new explanation of why some armed forces are stronger than others. Ryan Grauer advances a 'command structure theory' which combines insights from organization theory, international relations, and security studies literatures to provide a unique perspective on military power. Specifically, armed forces organized to facilitate swift and accurate perception of and response to battlefield developments will cope better with war's inherent uncertainty, use resources effectively, and, quite often, win. Case studies of battles from the Russo-Japanese War, Chinese Civil War and Korean War, based on new archival research, underscore the argument, showing that even smaller and materially weaker militaries can fight effectively against and defeat larger and better endowed adversaries when they are organizationally prepared to manage uncertainty. That organization often matters more than numbers and specific tools of war has crucial implications for both contemporary and future thinking about and efforts to improve martial strength.

Contents:

Commanding military power

Liaoyang

Huai-Hai campaign

The 5th Phase Offensive

The 3rd Phase Offensive

Conclusion.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Jul 2016).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-316-68748-1

1-316-68898-4

1-316-68923-9

1-316-68948-4

1-316-68973-5

1-316-69048-2

1-316-67017-1