The Strategic Corporal Revisited Challenges Facing Combatants in 21st-Century Warfare

by Baker, Deane-Peter; Lovell, David W

• ISBN13: 9781775822202
• ISBN10: 1775822206
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2018-01-01
• Publisher: University Of Cape Town Press

Summary

As we enter an era of multidimensional warfare, and technological innovations continue to accelerate the pace of war, the importance of decisions made by junior military leaders — some of them with strategic impact — continues to grow exponentially. US Marine Corps General Charles C. Krulak coined the term ‘The Strategic Corporal’ nearly two decades ago, and it is more relevant today than ever. This book is the first scholarly analysis of the challenges facing Strategic Corporals — and those who seek to prepare and equip them — in the 21st century.

Author Biography

Deane-Peter Baker is a lecturer at the University of New South Wales. He was formerly an Assistant Professor of Ethics in the Department of Leadership, Ethics and Law at the United States Naval Academy. David Lovell is Professor of International and Political Studies, and Head of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, at the University of New South Wales at the Australian Defence Force Academy.