KEVLAR LEGIONS: THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE U.S. ARMY, 1989-2005
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John Sloan Brown
Special Publications
CMH Pub 70-118, Cloth; CMH Pub 70-118-1, Paper
2011;
557 pages; ; illustrations, maps, charts, appendix, bibliographical note,
abbreviations, index
Kevlar Legions: The Transformation of the U.S. Army, 1989-2005, is the story of
how the United States Army responded to the challenges of the end of the Cold
War by transforming itself into the most capable ground force in the world today.
It argues that from 1989 through 2005 the U.S. Army attempted, and largely
achieved, 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. The process not only modernized equipment, it also
substantially altered doctrine, organization, training, administrative and
logistical practices, and the service culture. Kevlar Legions further contends
that the digitized expeditionary Army has withstood the test of combat,
performing superbly with respect to deployment and high-end conventional combat
and capably with respect to low-intensity conflict and the counterinsurgency
challenges of Iraq and Afghanistan.
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