The introduction lays out a coherent framework by which the subsequent authors structure their essays. Murray and Millett acknowledge this trend yet attempt to look deeper and broader at the constraints and capabilities that preclude effectiveness in war. Military effectiveness has often been analyzed through either a sociological approach focusing on cohesion and camaraderie, or an operational approach focusing on how doctrine and systems are used on the battlefield. The authors selected to contribute to this volume are stalwarts in the field who bring an immense amount of expertise from their respective specializations into this work. These three works examine how the militaries of seven primary belligerents-Britain, the United States, Italy, France, Germany, Russia, and Japan-performed during World War I, the interwar period, and World War II. Sponsored by the Secretary of Defense’s Office of Net Assessment, Military Effectiveness Volume 1: The First World Waris the first in a three-volume set edited by renowned military historians Allan Millett and Williamson Murray. Armed forces taking stock of previous performance need to study examples from the past to focus education and resources for future conflicts. Millett and Williamson Murray, eds., Military Effectiveness Volume 1: The First World War (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2010)ĭefining and assessing military effectiveness is a challenging yet necessary task.
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