Description |
x, 324 p. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Prediction and intelligence : the dominant approach in force planning and its failure to answer the challenge of technological and doctrinal surprise -- Conceptual and doctrinal flexibility -- Organizational and technological flexibility -- Cognitive and command and control (C2) flexibility -- The mechanism for lesson learning and rapid dissemination -- The German recovery from the surprise of British chaff -- The German recovery from the Soviet T-34 tank surprise -- The Israeli recovery from the Egyptian Sagger missile surprise -- The Israeli air force recovery from the Arab anti-aircraft missile surprise -- The slow British recovery from the German armor and anti-tank tactics -- The slow Soviet recovery from the surprise of low-intensity conflict in Afghanistan -- The French failure to recover from the surprise of the German blitzkrieg. |
Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
Subject |
Military readiness.
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Military doctrine.
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Military art and science.
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Surprise (Military science)
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Military history, Modern -- 20th century.
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Technology -- Military aspects.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Tlamim, Moshe.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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ISBN |
9780804774888 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780804774895 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780804777155 (electronic bk.) |
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