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Recognizing And Understanding Revolutionary Change In Warfare: The Sovereignty Of Context
Recognizing And Understanding Revolutionary Change In Warfare The Sovereignty Of Context Author:Colin S. Gray The author provides a critical audit of the great Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) debate and of some actual RMA behavior and warns against a transformation that is highly potent only in a narrow range of strategic cases. He warns that the military effectiveness of a process of revolutionary change in a "way of war" can only be judged by the... more » test of battle, and possibly not even then, if the terms of combat are very heavily weighted in favor of the United States. The concept of such change can be useful, provided it is applied with reservations in a manner that allows for flexibility and adaptability. The contexts of warfare, especially the political, determine how effective a transforming military establishment will be.« less