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Future armies, future challenges :

1741152852

9781741152852

1865086266

9781865086262

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Future armies, future challenges :

[Book]

land warfare in the information age /

edited by Michael Evans, Alan Ryan and Russell Parkin.

Crows Nest, NSW :

Allen & Unwin,

2004.

1 online resource (xxii, 370 pages)

Papers from the October 2001 Chief of Army's Land Warfare Conference.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : Appointment in Samarra : Western strategic thought and the culture of risk / Michael Evans -- Part I. The changing shape of conflict -- 1. The West's future foes : simplification and slaughter / Ralph Peters -- 2. Clausewitz's chameleon : military theory and practice in the early 21st century / Michael Evans -- 3. Resurrecting transformation for the post-industrial era / Douglas A. Macgregor -- 4. Maritime strategy, land warfare and the revolution in naval affairs / Raja Menon -- 5. Sharp corners : combat operations in urban areas / Roger Spiller -- 6. Land forces in 21st-century coalition operations : implications for the Asia-Pacific / Alan Ryan -- Part II. Future challenges -- 7. Creating a culture of velocity : the Western military mindset and the challenge of digitisation / Robert Leonhard -- 8. Asymmetric warfare : myth or reality? / Ian MacFarling -- 9. Whither the close battle-- British Army operations : 2015 and beyond / Richard Cousens -- 10. A debate on the challenge posed by terrorism -- 11. The military profession in Australia : crossroads and cross-purposes? / Hugh Smith -- 12. Defending the "other" : military force(s) and the cosmopolitan project / Graeme Cheeseman -- 13. Preparing the Australian Army for 21st-century conflict : problems and perspectives / Peter Abigail -- Part III. Operational lessons -- 14. Lessons from Bosnia : a British perspective / Michael Rose -- 15. Lessons from East Timor / Duncan Lewis -- 16. Lessons learnt from multinational operations / Dominique Trinquand -- Conclusion : Early 21st-century armies and the challenge of unrestricted warfare / Alan Ryan.

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A book of writings by international military experts on the changing nature and the future of land warfare.

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Future armies, future challenges.

1865086266

Military art and science-- Automation, Congresses.

Military art and science, Congresses.

War, Congresses.

HISTORY-- Military-- Other.

Military art and science-- Automation.

Military art and science.

TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING-- Military Science.

War.

HIS-- 027130

TEC-- 025000

Evans, Michael.

Parkin, Russell.

Ryan, Alan,1963-

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