Adaptation Under Fire: How Militaries Change in Wartime

by David Barno and Nora Bensahel

Book Overview

A critical look into how and why the U.S. military needs to become more adaptable.

Every military must prepare for future wars despite not really knowing the shape such wars will ultimately take. As former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates once noted: "We have a perfect record in predicting the next war. We have never once gotten it right." In the face of such great uncertainty, militaries must be able to adapt rapidly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019766170X
• ISBN13: 9780197661703
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.3" x 8.9"