Stand up and fight! : the creation of U.S. security organizations, 1942-2005

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Label

Stand up and fight! : the creation of U.S. security organizations, 1942-2005

Title remainder

the creation of U.S. security organizations, 1942-2005

Statement of responsibility

Ty Seidule, Jacqueline Whitt, editors

Title variation

Creation of United States security organizations, 1942-2005

Contributor

• Whitt, Jacqueline E.
• Army War College (U.S.), Strategic Studies Institute
• Seidule, Ty
• Army War College (U.S.), Press

Editor

• Seidule, Ty
• Whitt, Jacqueline E.

Publisher

• Army War College (U.S.), Strategic Studies Institute
• Army War College (U.S.), Press

Subject

• Combined operations (Military science)
• North American Air Defense Command
• Security sector -- United States
• Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
• U.S. Special Operations Command
• Unified operations (Military science)
• United States, Air Force
• United States, Central Command
• United States, Department of Homeland Security
• United States, Joint Forces Command
• United States, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam | Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support
• United States, National Security Agency
• United States, Space Command
• United States, Strategic Command (2002- ) | Cyber Command
• United States, Transportation Command

Language

eng

Summary

"Stand Up and Fight is a collection of essays that explores how new National Security Organizations are stood up -- that is, formed, organized, funded, and managed -- in the first years of their existence. From Joint ventures to combatant commands to cabinet-level departments, each organization's history reveals important themes and lessons for leaders to consider in forming a new organization. A substantive introduction defines the scope of the project and outlines several important themes including organizational rivalry, the problems of analogical reasoning, the use of simulations, the consequences of failure, the significance of leadership and organizational culture, working with allies, the role of fear and emotion, and the basic advice that 'the best defense is a good offense.' The book includes thirteen substantive chapters, each of which covers a different national security organization. Section I on U.S. unified combatant commands includes chapters on U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM), U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM), U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM), and Space Command (SPACECOM). Section II, on sub-unified commands and organizations includes chapters on U.S. Cyber Command (CYBERCOM) and the Vietnam-era Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support (CORDS). Section III deals with issues of allied commands and covers military government in post-WWII Germany, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). Section IV explores Department of Defense and cabinet-level organizations including The U.S. Air Force (USAF), the National Security Agency (NSA), and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The conclusion again draws out several relevant themes and offers some practical recommendations and insights for leaders who are charged with standing up a new organization"--Publisher's web site

Cataloging source

EWF

Government publication

federal national government publication

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

LC call number

U260

LC item number

.S73 2015

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Target audience

general