The author has carried out a searching review of the principles promulgated by the British and American Defence Forces, in order to assess their continuing validity and relevance to warfare in the late 1990s and the 21st century. Recognising that principles will be applied by commanders to meet specific situations in the field he extends this study to embrace leadership and training for leadership and command. In the final chapter he addresses the moral responsibilities of those exercising command of their fellow countrymen and other assigned forces.
The author has carried out a searching review of the principles promulgated by the British and American Defence Forces, in order to assess their conti...
Representing the culmination of an RUSI main theme study, "Soviet Power and Prospects," this volume is based on the Institute's proposition that military power exerts a profound influence on the course of world politics and that such power cannot be divorced from its social and political context.
Representing the culmination of an RUSI main theme study, "Soviet Power and Prospects," this volume is based on the Institute's proposition that milit...
