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The transformation of Europe's armed forces : from the Rhine to Afghanistan /
"As a result of new strategic threats, Europe's land forces are currently undergoing a historic transformation which may reflect wider processes of European integration. Europe's mass, mainly conscript armies are being replaced by smaller, more capable, professionalised militaries con...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
©2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "As a result of new strategic threats, Europe's land forces are currently undergoing a historic transformation which may reflect wider processes of European integration. Europe's mass, mainly conscript armies are being replaced by smaller, more capable, professionalised militaries concentrated into new operational headquarters and rapid reaction brigades, able to plan, command and execute global military interventions. At the same time, these headquarters and brigades are co-operating with each other across national borders at a level which would have been inconceivable in the twentieth century. As a result, a transnational military network is appearing in Europe, the forces in which are converging on common forms of military expertise. This is a groundbreaking study of the military dimensions of European integration, which have been largely ignored until now. It will appeal to scholars across the social sciences interested in the progress of the European project, and the nature of the military today"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 311 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-303) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511933325 0511933320 9780511928116 0511928114 9780511778469 0511778465 1107216613 9781107216617 0511853149 9780511853142 1282931768 9781282931763 9786612931765 6612931760 0511931964 9780511931963 0511930623 9780511930621 0511925581 9780511925580 9781107647688 1107647681 |