The art of military innovation : lessons from the Israel Defense Forces /
Luttwak, Edward,
The art of military innovation : lessons from the Israel Defense Forces / Edward N. Luttwak, Eitan Shamir. - 281 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Raising An Army under Fire -- How Scarcity Can Force Innovation -- A Youthful Officers Corps -- Innovation from Below -- A Reserve Army of Innovators -- A Different Military-Industrial Complex -- High-Speed Development: From Missile Boats to Iron Dome -- Women in the IDF -- Military Doctrine and Innovation -- Innovation in the Air I: From Triumph in 1967 to Failure in 1973 -- Innovation in the Air II: Developing a Remedy -- Elite Units: The Mass Production of Military Excellence -- Military Entrepreneurs and Special Forces -- The Armor Corps: Discipline and Technological Improvisation -- Why the Merkava Is Different -- Units 8200 and 81.
"Why is Israel's relatively small and low-budget military also the world's most innovative, technologically and logistically? Edward Luttwak and Eitan Shamir look to the IDF's unique structure: integrating army, air force, and navy in one service, under an officer class constantly refreshed by short tenures, the IDF is built for agility and change"--
9780674660052 0674660056
2022062084
GBC3H6379 bnb
021212693 Uk
Israel. Tseva haganah le-Yiśraʼel.
Military art and science--Israel.
Military art and science--Automation.--Israel
Technological innovations--Israel.
The art of military innovation : lessons from the Israel Defense Forces / Edward N. Luttwak, Eitan Shamir. - 281 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Raising An Army under Fire -- How Scarcity Can Force Innovation -- A Youthful Officers Corps -- Innovation from Below -- A Reserve Army of Innovators -- A Different Military-Industrial Complex -- High-Speed Development: From Missile Boats to Iron Dome -- Women in the IDF -- Military Doctrine and Innovation -- Innovation in the Air I: From Triumph in 1967 to Failure in 1973 -- Innovation in the Air II: Developing a Remedy -- Elite Units: The Mass Production of Military Excellence -- Military Entrepreneurs and Special Forces -- The Armor Corps: Discipline and Technological Improvisation -- Why the Merkava Is Different -- Units 8200 and 81.
"Why is Israel's relatively small and low-budget military also the world's most innovative, technologically and logistically? Edward Luttwak and Eitan Shamir look to the IDF's unique structure: integrating army, air force, and navy in one service, under an officer class constantly refreshed by short tenures, the IDF is built for agility and change"--
9780674660052 0674660056
2022062084
GBC3H6379 bnb
021212693 Uk
Israel. Tseva haganah le-Yiśraʼel.
Military art and science--Israel.
Military art and science--Automation.--Israel
Technological innovations--Israel.