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Oct. 17, 2023

Book Review: The Origins of Victory: How Disruptive Military Innovation Determines the Fates of Great Powers 

Book Review: The Origins of Victory: How Disruptive Military Innovation Determines the Fates of Great Powers

Author: Andrew F. Krepinevich Jr. 

| Reviewed by Zachery Tyson Brown, defense analyst, Office of the Secretary of Defense | 

Andrew F. Krepinevich has questions for policymakers when it comes to emerging technologies and warfare. In The Origins of Victory: How Disruptive Military Innovation Determines the Fates of Great Powers, Krepinevich asks: How do states gain advantages in military competition during periods of disruptive change? How are developmental technologies best incorporated into legacy military structures? Or are entirely new structures necessary?

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Keywords: technology, innovation, World War II, Vietnam, German Reichswehr, British Royal Navy