Years of service 1972 - 2010 Rank Divisional general | Name Vincent Desportes | |
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Commands held Light armoured squadron, 1er regiment de spahis (1981-1983)501st-503rd Tank Regiment (1996-1998)Centre de doctrine et d'emploi des forces (2005-2008)College interarmees de defense (2008) Awards Officer of the Legion of HonourOfficer of the National Order of MeritKnight of the Order of Arts and Literature Badge of Honour of the Bundeswehr (Germany) Officer of the Legion of Merit (USA)Meritorious Service Medal (USA) Education Ecole speciale militaire de Saint-Cyr Books Tomorrow's War: Thinking Otherwise, Deciding in the Dark |
G n ral vincent desportes embrasements de demain et surprises strat giques
Vincent Desportes (born 24 February 1953) is a retired French Army general and military theorist.
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Desportes graduated from the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr, specialising in armour warfare. He also holds an engineer's degree, a diplôme d'études approfondies in sociology, a MBA, and graduated from the U.S. Army War College.

He was Military attaché in the French embassy in the USA, aid to the General secretary for national defence, and director of the Centre de doctrine et d'emploi des forces.

Along with Jean-Francois Phelizon, Desportes is co-director of the "Stratégies & Doctrines" collection of Economica editions.

Desportes headed the Collège interarmées de défense in 2008-2010.

G n ral vincent desportes c dire du 15 septembre 2015
Honours
Books
Prix Fréville de l'Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques
Prix Vauban de l'Association des Auditeurs de l'IHEDN
English Translation Deciding in the Dark, Economica, 2008, ISBN 2-7178-5574-2
Prix de la Saint-Cyrienne 2008
English Translation Tomorrow’s War, Brookings Institution Press, 2009, ISBN 2-7178-5718-4
Articles
References
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