During the early years of the Iraq War, the US Army was unable to translate initial combat success into strategic and political victory. Iraq plunged into a com

This book studies the changes that have marked war in the Western World since the thirteenth century.

Addresses how military organizations confront the problem of adapting under the trying, terrifying conditions of war.

When NATO took charge of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) for Afghanistan in 2003, ISAF conceptualized its mission largely as a stabilization

This book explores contemporary military innovation, with a particular focus on the balance between anticipation and adaption. The volume examines contemporary