Description: The Challenge of Change examines how military institutions attempted to meet the demands of the new strategic, political, and technological realities of the turbulent era between the First and Second World Wars. The contributors chose France, Germany, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States as focus countries because their military institutions endeavored to develop both the material capacity and the conceptual framework for the conduct of modern industrialized warfare on a continental scale.
Review Quotes: "The arguments this volume makes about the importance of institutional culture in promoting a climate that can encourage and refine new ideas, as well as ensure that money is spent on the right things, should draw the attention of all professionals interested in the health of the Army."--Stephen J. Lofgren, "Army History"