U.s. Army Center of Military History

Kevlar Legions: the Transformation of the U.s. Army, 1989-2005 U.s. Army Center of Military History

Full colour and black and white illustrations throughout. Center of Military History publication CMH 70-118-1. Describes the achievement from 1989 through 2005 of the United States Army of a centrally directed and institutionally driven transformation relevant to ground warfare that exploited Information Age technology, adapted to post-Cold War strategic circumstances, and integrated into parallel Department of Defense efforts. Combines participant observation with solid scholarship. Explains what happened in the transformation of the Army over the past twenty years, why it happened, and who was involved. Presents the hard choices, accepted risks, processes of decision making and institutional results.