Training of Officers: From Military Professionalism to Irrelevance

by Martin van Creveld

Looks at the history of military education, argues that modern officer training is inadequate, and suggests ways to improve the qualities of military leadership

Genres: Military Fiction, Leadership, War

134 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

Martin Levi van Creveld is an Israeli military historian and theorist.

Van Creveld was born in the Netherlands in the city of Rotterdam, and has lived in Israel since shortly after his birth. He holds degrees from the London School of Economics and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he has been on the faculty since 1971. He is the author of seventeen books on military history and strategy, of which Command in War (1985), Supplying War: Logistics from Wallenstein to Patton (1977, 2nd edition 2004), The Transformation of War (1991), The Sword and the Olive (1998) and The Rise and Decline of the State (1999) are among the best known. Van Creveld has lectured or taught at many strategic institutes in the Western world, including the U.S. Naval War College.

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Reviews

[Velisarios · Rating 4 out of 5]

Χρησιμοποιήθηκε, μεταξύ άλλων, για τη σύνταξη του άρθρου: Μικρασιατική Εκστρατεία: Βαθύτερα Αίτια της Στρατιωτικής μας Ήττας

[J. Scott Frampton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gen Mattis made me read this one. Semper Fi!