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8%OFFCaitlin Talmadge - The Dictator´s Army: Battlefield Effectiveness in Authoritarian Regimes - 9781501700293 - V9781501700293
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The Dictator´s Army: Battlefield Effectiveness in Authoritarian Regimes

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Description for The Dictator´s Army: Battlefield Effectiveness in Authoritarian Regimes Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBWS; JPA; JWA; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 457.
In The Dictator's Army, Caitlin Talmadge presents a compelling new argument to help us understand why authoritarian militaries sometimes fight very well-and sometimes very poorly. Talmadge's framework for understanding battlefield effectiveness focuses on four key sets of military organizational practices: promotion patterns, training regimens, command arrangements, and information management. Different regimes face different domestic and international threat environments, leading their militaries to adopt different policies in these key areas of organizational behavior.Authoritarian regimes facing significant coup threats are likely to adopt practices that squander the state's military power, while regimes lacking such threats and possessing ambitious foreign policy goals are ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Cornell Studies in Security Affairs
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9781501700293
SKU
V9781501700293
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About Caitlin Talmadge
Caitlin Talmadge is Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at The George Washington University. She is coauthor of US Defense Politics: The Origins of Security Policy.

Reviews for The Dictator´s Army: Battlefield Effectiveness in Authoritarian Regimes
Why are some nondemocracies more effective than others on the battlefield? This question is really important for U.S. policy. In this highly original book, Caitlin Talmadge shows how the measures taken by authoritarian regimes to protect against coups makes their militaries less able to fight conventional wars.
Theo Farrell, Head of the Department of War Studies, King's College ... Read more

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