List of figures -- About the authors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Understanding military transformation -- Explaining military transformation -- Principals, agents and service transformation -- Case studies -- The German Blitzkrieg transformation : rebuilding preeminence from catastrophe -- The U.S. Navy transformed : managing change from sea to air -- The British and armored force : squandering early innovation -- U.S. counterinsurgency in Vietnam : shirking transformation -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.