Creating Military Power: The Sources of Military Effectiveness

An Examination Of How Societies, Cultures, Political Structures, And The Global Environment Affect Countries' Military Organisations. Unlike Most Analyses Of Countries' Military Power, Which Focus On Material And Basic Resources - Such As The Size Of Population, Technological And Industrial Base, And Gross National Product (gnp) - This Volume Takes A More Expansive View. Its Overarching Argument Is That States' Global Environments And The Particularities Of Their Cultures, Social Structures, And Political Institutions Often Affect How They Organize And Prepare For War, And Ultimately Impact Their Effectiveness In Battle. Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Impact Of Culture, Society, Institutions, And International Forces On Military Effectiveness; Nationalism And Military Effectiveness: Post-meiji Japan; Social Structure, Ethnicity, And Military Effectiveness: Iraq, 1980-2004; Political Institutions And Military Effectiveness: Contemporary United States And United Kingdom; Civil-military Relations And Military Effectiveness: Egypt In The 1967 And 1973 Wars; Global Norms And Military Effectiveness: The Army In Early Twentieth-century Ireland International Competition And Military Effectiveness: Naval Air Power, 1919-1945international Alliances And Military Effectiveness: Fighting Alongside Allies And Partners; Explaining Military Outcomes; Conclusion; Index Description Based Upon Print Version Of Record. Gobi Includes Bibliographical References And Index. English