Transforming Command : The Pursuit of Mission Command in the U.S., British, and Israeli Armies

Shamir, Eitan

ISBN 10: 0804772029 / ISBN 13: 9780804772020

Published by Stanford Security Studies, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Transforming Command : The Pursuit of Mission Command in the U.S., British, and Israeli Armies
• Publisher: Stanford Security Studies
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0804772029
• ISBN 13: 9780804772020
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

The book tells the story of the theory and history of the mission command approach (decentralized command) and the attempts by different armies to adopt and reform according to this approach.

About the Author

Eitan Shamir is a Research Fellow at the Dado Center for Interdisciplinary Military Studies, Israeli Defense Forces, and teaches in the Security Studies program at Tel Aviv University. His military experience includes service in the IDF's paratroops brigade and as a reserve officer in the IDF's Organizational Psychology Unit.