Innovation and the Technology of Conflict During the Napoleonic Revolution in Military Affairs
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12075029 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Raymond E Franck (Systems Engineering Department and School of Business and Public Policy Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, California, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 69-84 |
| Publication date | 2004-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Conflict Management and Peace Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0738-8942 • E-ISSN: 1549-9219 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07388940490433927 |
| OpenAlex | W2038821615 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 8 |
This essay is intended as a modest response to Prof. Hirshleifer's call for research in the “macrotechnology” of conflict. It specifically considers innovations undertaken by the Prussian and British Armies in response to the problems posed by the Napoleonic Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) and the resulting ascendancy of the French Army. For various reasons, the Prussians chose an “emulating” response to the French; the British chose “offsetting.” The discussion following considers the Napoleonic innovations and the two responses, both of which proved effective. As a result, there is support for the view that military innovation is, to a significant extent, a military choice made from a menu of military measures within the context of military-political competition
Chose · Competition (biology · Context (archaeology · Military science · Military theory · Political science · Politics · Revolution in Military Affairs · Defense, Military, and Policy Studies · European Political History Analysis · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · History · Law
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |