Douglas A. Macgregor

Transformation Under Fire

Revolutionizing How America Fights

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Produktbeschreibung

Are we prepared to meet the challenges of the next war? What should our military look like? What lessons have we learned from recent actions in Afghanistan and Iraq? Macgregor has captured the attention of key leaders and inspired a genuine public debate on military reform. With the dangerous world situation of the early 21st century-and possible flashpoints ranging from the Middle East to the Far East-interservice cooperation in assembling small, mobile units and a dramatically simplified command structure is essential. MacGregor's controversial ideas, favored by the current Bush administration, would reduce timelines for deployment, enhance responsiveness to crises, and permit rapid decision-making and planning.The Army is the nation's primary instrument of land warfare, but what capabilities can the Army field today, and what is the Joint Commander likely to need tomorrow? Stuck with a force structure that hasn't changed since Word War II, as well as an outdated command system, today's Army faces potential failure in a modern war. Without a conceptual redefinition of warfare as a joint operation, a new military culture that can execute joint expeditionary warfare will not emerge. New technology both compels and enables evolution of the armed forces' organization. MacGregor's visionary plan to integrate ground maneuver forces with powerful strike assets is the foundation for a true revolution in military affairs, and has sparked heated debates in policy and military circles.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Praeger
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 646g
• ISBN-13: 9780275981921
• ISBN-10: 0275981924
• Artikelnr.: 22346462

Autorenporträt

DOUGLAS A. MACGREGOR is a Colonel with the Center for Technology and National Security, National Defense University, Washington, DC. After completing airborne and ranger training, Macgregor served in a variety of command and staff assignments including command of a Division Cavalry Squadron. During Desert Storm, Colonel Macgregor was awarded the bronze star with V device for valor, leading attacking combat troops in the 2nd Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment. His other works include a book, The Soviet-East German Military Alliance, published in 1989. He wrote Breaking the Phalanx while serving as the U.S. Army Fellow at CSIS in Washington, D.C. Colonel Macgregor is currently assigned to the U.S. Army combined Army Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

Inhaltsangabe

Figures Acknowledgments Foreword by General Sir Rupert Smith KCB DSO OBE
QGM Foreword by Major General Robert H. Scales Jr., USA (Ret.) I:
Introduction The Roadmap to Joint Expeditionary Operations in Land Warfare
II: Transforming to What? Why Army Transformation Stalled The Illusion of
Change A Third Way to Transform Land Power Six Recommendations III: War and
Globalization Whom Do We Fight? Where Do We Fight? How Do We Fight?
Conclusion IV: It's about Effects Moving beyond Cold War Metrics of
Military Power Linking Ends and Means for Effect Thinking about
Effects-Kosovo Achieving Synergy in EBO: North Africa, 1940 Fighting for
Effects Today Precision Thinking Conclusion V: Concepts and Architectures
for Joint Expeditionary Warfare An Intellectual Approach to Transformation
Operational Architecture for Joint Expeditionary Warfare Forget the Old
Rules Making Flatter Command Structures Work Form Should Follow Function in
Command and Control Command and Control for Global Joint Expeditionary
Warfare Conclusion VI: Organizing for Global Joint Expeditionary Warfare
The Age of "the Small, the Fast, and the Many" Rethinking the Objective
Force with a Transformational Approach XVIII Airborne Corps: Spearhead of
Army Transformation The Light Reconnaissance Strike Group The Airborne-Air
Assault Group The Aviation Combat Group The Early Deploying Support Group
The C4I Group Additional Capability-Based Formations in III Corps
Conclusion VII: Getting Ready for the Fight! Training for Readiness to
Deploy and Fight Toward a Joint Rotational Solution Conclusion VIII: Why
the Hell Do We Still Have Troops in Iceland? Where Are the Soldiers?
Streamlining Army Command and Control Implementing Army Transformation
Conclusion IX: Leadership and Change in a Cultural Revolution The New Army
Leader From Garrison to War Danger: Old Cultures in New Worlds Making a
Revolution Developing New Leaders Education for Military Excellence
Conclusion X: Epilogue or Prologue? The Defining Moment of War Toward a New
American Way of War Civilians Must Lead Appendix: Technology for Land
Forces in Joint Expeditionary Warfare Adapting the Acquisition Process to
Soldier Need Understanding the Army in War The Fight for Information The
Battle of Seconds The Battle of Minutes The Battle of Hours and Days
Conclusion Glossary of Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Military Terms Index