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Author: Andrew R. Curtis (Independent Defence and Security Researcher)
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Imprint: Bristol University Press
ISBN: 9781529229899
ISBN 10: 1529229898
Pages: 244
Publication Date: 23 November 2022
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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General/trade
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Professional & Vocational
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
""Understanding UK Military Capability is very much a scholarly work, drawing as it does from a PhD, well-written, with the author providing a highly detailed yet engaging read…This book is highly recommended."" The Naval Review “The defence establishment is a convenient whipping boy for commentators who constantly bemoan how the billions spent on defence are somehow never enough. In some ways the establishment deserve it, and in other ways not. But very few people understand the true problem of producing real, usable, military capability. Andrew Curtis does, and here he gets to the root of the issue within the higher management of Britain's national defence. For all serious defence analysts, his work is fascinating, alarming – and important.” Michael Clarke, Former Director-General of the Royal United Services Institute
"""The defence establishment is a convenient whipping boy for commentators who constantly bemoan how the billions spent on defence are somehow never enough. In some ways the establishment deserve it, and in other ways not. But very few people understand the true problem of producing real, usable, military capability. Andrew Curtis does, and here he gets to the root of the issue within the higher management of Britain's national defence. For all serious defence analysts, his work is fascinating, alarming - and important."" Michael Clarke, Former Director-General of the Royal United Services Institute"
The defence establishment is a convenient whipping boy for commentators who constantly bemoan how the billions spent on defence are somehow never enough. In some ways the establishment deserve it, and in other ways not. But very few people understand the true problem of producing real, usable, military capability. Andrew Curtis does, and here he gets to the root of the issue within the higher management of Britain's national defence. For all serious defence analysts, his work is fascinating, alarming - and important. Michael Clarke, Former Director-General of the Royal United Services Institute
Author Information
Andrew R. Curtis OBE is an independent defence and security researcher specialising in national strategy, defence policy and plans, and military logistics. He is an Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute. He completed 35 years' service in the Royal Air Force, retiring in 2019 as an air commodore, and has a PhD in defence studies from King's College London.
