Paths of Innovation in Warfare

Paths of Innovation in Warfare
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Publisher : Lexington Books
Total Pages : 326
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ISBN-10 : 9781498551786
ISBN-13 : 1498551785
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Book Synopsis Paths of Innovation in Warfare by : Nicholas Michael Sambaluk

Download or read book Paths of Innovation in Warfare written by Nicholas Michael Sambaluk and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2018-04-20 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Innovation shapes wars, and twelve studies by former faculty members of West Point’s United States Military Academy examine specific cases of past and present military innovation. The complex, competitive, and dynamic environment that defines war drives combatants to seek solutions to potentially lethal problems. As some solutions prove effective, gain traction, and win emulation, they follow a path of innovation. The chapters address a broad array of innovations, including in weapon technology, strategy, research and development philosophy, organization of the military instrument, and leveraging maps for strategic goals. Geographically, the examples in this volume span four continents and the Mediterranean Sea, and chronologically they proceed from the twelfth century to the twenty first. Collectively, the studies point to the interconnected value of pursuing constructive solutions to challenges, networking interdisciplinary forms of knowledge, appropriately balancing expectations and capabilities, and understanding an innovation as a journey rather than as an episodic event.


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