This monograph considers the recent history of organizational change in the Russian airborne forces (VDV). In particular, it looks at how the VDV has changed since the end of Russia s conflict with Georgia in 2008. The VDV, a force much admired in the Russian news media and society, has, in fact, escaped fairly unscathed during the comprehensive reform of the Russian army more generally over the last few years. ...
This monograph examines the recent process of organizational change in the Russian ground forces. It begins by charting the whole post-Soviet military reform debate. This debate was dominated, on the one hand, by those seeking to make the armed forces more professional, flexible, and adroit - and thus better suited to the security demands of a major 21st-century power - and, on the other hand, by senior military figures wedded ...
Case Study 1 -- The Malayan Emergency (1948-1960); Case Study 2 -- Northern Ireland (August 1969-March 1972); Case Study 3 -- Northern Ireland (1972-1976): The Army Takes Control; Case Study 4 -- Northern Ireland (1976-1994): Police Primacy; Case Study 5 -- Bosnia (1992-1996); Case Study 6 -- Sierra Leone (2000); Case Study 7 -- Iraq.
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