TY  - JOUR
A1  - Scianna, Bastian Matteo
T1  - Stuck in the past?
BT  - British views on the Spanish army’s effectiveness and military culture, 1946-1983
JF  - War & Society
N2  - After the Civil War the Spanish army functioned as a guardian of domestic order, but suffered from antiquated material and little financial means. These factors have been described as fundamental reasons for the army’s low potential wartime capability. This article draws on British and German sources to demonstrate how Spanish military culture prevented an augmented effectiveness and organisational change. Claiming that the army merely lacked funding and modern equipment, falls considerably short in grasping the complexities of military effectiveness and organisational cultures, and might prove fatal for current attempts to develop foreign armed forces in conflict or post-conflict zones.
KW  - Spain
KW  - Franco
KW  - military effectiveness
KW  - military culture
KW  - organisational change
Y1  - 2019
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1080/07292473.2019.1524347
SN  - 0729-2473
SN  - 2042-4345
VL  - 38
IS  - 1
SP  - 41
EP  - 56
PB  - Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
CY  - Abingdon
ER  -