The art of military innovation : lessons from the Israel Defense Forces / Edward N. Luttwak , Eitan. Shamir

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Raising an Army under Fire -- 2. How Scarcity Can Force Innovation -- 3. A Youthful Officer Corps -- 4. Innovation from Below -- 5. A Reserve Army of Innovators -- 6. A Different Military-Industrial Complex -- 7. High-Speed Development: From Missile Boats to Iron Dome -- 8. IDF Women as Innovators -- 9. Military Doctrine and Innovation -- 10. From Triumph to Failure in the Air, 1967 and 1973 -- 11. Airpower Restored with a Technological Leap -- 12. Elite Units: The Mass Production of Military Excellence -- 13. Military Entrepreneurs and Special Forces -- 14. The Armored Corps: Discipline and Technological Improvisation -- 15. Why the Merkava Is Different -- 16. Units 8200 and 81 -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.

Why is Israel's relatively small and low-budget military also the world's most innovative, technologically and logistically? Edward Luttwak and Eitan Shamir look to the IDF's unique structure: integrating army, air force, and navy in one service, under an officer class constantly refreshed by short tenures, the IDF is built for agility and change.

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