On flexibility [electronic resource] : recovery from technological and doctrinal surprise on the battlefield / Meir Finkel ; translated by Moshe Tlamim.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Original language: Hebrew Publication details: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford Security Studies, 2011Description: x, 324 pISBN: 9780804777155 (electronic bk.)Uniform titles: Al ha-gemishut. English Subject(s): Military readiness | Military doctrine | Military art and science | Surprise (Military science) | Military history, Modern -- 20th century | Technology -- Military aspectsGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 355.02 LOC classification: UA10 | .F5413 2011Online resources: Click to ViewIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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