1. Thinking about Military Innovation

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. 1. Thinking about Military Innovation 1
5. PEACETIME INNOVATION
6. 2. The Shape of Wars to Come: Analyzing the Need for Peacetime Innovation 57
7. 3. Making Things Happen: The Politics of Peacetime Innovation 76
8. WARTIME INNOVATION
9. 4. The British Army and the Tank, 1914-1918 109
10. 5. New Blood for the Submarine Force 130
11. 6. The United States Strategic Bombing Force, 1941-1945 148
12. TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION
13. 7. What Is the Enemy Building? 185
14. 8. Strategies for Managing Uncertainty 221
15. 9. Conclusion: Lessons Learned 251
16. Index 263