Military Adaptation in War addresses one of the most persistent; yet rarely examined; problems that military organizations confront: namely; the problem of how to adapt under the trying; terrifying conditions of war. This work builds on the volume that Professor Williamson Murray edited with Allan Millett on military innovation (a quite different problem; though similar in some respects). In Clausewitzian terms; war is a contest; an interactive duel; which is of indeterminate length and presents a series of intractable problems at every level; from policy and strategy down to the tactical. Moreover; the fact that the enemy is adapting at the same time presents military organizations with an ever-changing set of conundrums that offer up no easy solutions. As the British general; James Wolfe; suggested before Quebec: "War is an option of difficulties." Dr. Murray provides an in-depth analysis of the problems that military forces confront in adapting to these difficulties.
#1284587 in Books Cameron James 2016-02-25Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.61 x .55 x 6.69l; .93 #File Name: 0996576908262 pagesA Time of Terror A Survivor s Story
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. It's good to remember!By Margie McMahonI lived in northern Indiana 6 years after this tragedy. I recall my father telling me about this frightening; cruel headline story that swept Indiana. How could white people who seemed like my family do such terrible things? I was beginning to learn that the world was not all good; and all white people are not good; as I'd believed in my small world in Miller; Indiana. The book was well-written; thorough; heart wrenching and should embarrass the people involved in this behavior; tho they're probably long gone. Still; it's a vivid reminder of how normal; everyday people; even our ''nice'' neighbors were easily sucked into a bad time in our history.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Eye-OpenerBy LINDA D. LeePOWERFUL!!!!!!!!!1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Racism in the RealBy JonathanDThis is a fantastic first-person account of a history of racial oppression in the United States that is prescient and timely.
