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Great powers, small wars asymmetric conflict since 1945

Presents a combination of quantitative research and two in-depth case studies. This book surveys armed conflicts post World War II in which one power is much stronger than the other. It focuses on the experiences of British decolonization after World War II and the United States in the 2003 Iraq war...

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Main Author: Deriglazova, L. V. (Larisa Valerʹevna)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. Woodrow Wilson Center Press ; Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press 2014
Subjects:
Asymmetric warfare > History > 20th century.
Asymmetric warfare > History > 21st century.
Great powers > History, Military > 20th century.
Great powers > History, Military > 21st century.
Iraq War, 2003-2011.
Great Britain > Colonies > History, Military > 20th century.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface : asymmetric conflicts : an equation with many unknowns
  • Acknowledgments
  • Origin and development of the asymmetric conflict concept
  • Identifying the asymmetry factor in armed conflicts
  • The dissolution of the British Empire and asymmetric conflicts in dependencies
  • The US war in Iraq, 2003-2009
  • Conclusion : analyzing asymmetric conflicts using the model.

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