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" Future armies, future challenges : "
edited by Michael Evans, Alan Ryan and Russell Parkin.
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BL
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1040450
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b794820
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Future armies, future challenges : : land warfare in the information age /\ edited by Michael Evans, Alan Ryan and Russell Parkin.
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Crows Nest, NSW :: Allen & Unwin,, 2004.
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1 online resource (xxii, 370 pages)
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1741152852
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1865086266
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9781865086262
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| Notes
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Papers from the October 2001 Chief of Army's Land Warfare Conference.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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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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Military art and science, Congresses.
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Military art and science-- Automation, Congresses.
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War, Congresses.
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HISTORY-- Military-- Other.
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Military art and science-- Automation.
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Military art and science.
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TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING-- Military Science.
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War.
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355.005
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U7F88 2004eb
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Evans, Michael.
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Parkin, Russell.
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Ryan, Alan,1963-
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