TY - BOOK AU - Luttwak,Edward AU - Shamir,Eitan TI - The art of military innovation: lessons from the Israel Defense Forces SN - 9780674660052 PY - 2023/// CY - Cambridge, Massachusetts PB - Harvard University Press KW - Israel KW - Tseva haganah le-Yiśraʼel KW - Military art and science KW - Automation KW - Technological innovations N1 - 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 N2 - "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"-- ER -