certainly the most important work of military theory in recent
years. foriegn Affairs Mar/Apr 1998
RUSI Journal - October 1998 - Reviewed By Lieutenant General Scott
Grant
"it is perhaps not surprising that Shimon Navez, in his book In
Pursuit of Military Excellence, considers the evolution of the
operational theory of warfare with such a rare combination of
intellectual rigour and military expertise."
"..he has, in my opinion, written an important book.."
"..quality of his analysis nor the deepth of his research.."
"Suffice to say that this is a very good book indeed: it should be
required reading for every serious soldier."
Cambridge Review of International Affairs - Reviewed by Andrew
Coller
"Shimon Naveh"s book is both readable and a valuable exposition of
the Russian experience and thought which, even now, remains
difficult for Western readers to access easily. It also provides
clear insight into the mistakes of the past through a critique of
commanders who have held blindly to a philosophy of war that was
grounded in a mistaken assumption about how to achieve a strategic
aim - the battle of destruction. His book is neither too technical
nor too simplistic and provides the reader with an interesting view
on how today"s modern Western military doctrine has evolved and has
been implemented."
SLAVIC REVIEW
"It is therefore in his explicit and thorough application of
systems theory to military theory that the work derives msuch of
its novelty."
Journal of Military History- mixed review- see file " It is
potentially important, carefully researched, and frequently
insightful; but it is also distinctly biased, unsoundly argued, and
maddeningly composed
Naveh, Shimon
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