Winning wars amongst the people case studies in asymmetric conflict
Since the end of World War II a paradigm shift has occurred in armed conflict. Asymmetric, or fourth-generation warfare-the challenge of nonstate belligerents to the authority and power of the state-has become the dominant form of conflict, while interstate conventional war has become an increasingl...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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[Lincoln, Nebraska]
Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press
[2014]
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| Summary: | Since the end of World War II a paradigm shift has occurred in armed conflict. Asymmetric, or fourth-generation warfare-the challenge of nonstate belligerents to the authority and power of the state-has become the dominant form of conflict, while interstate conventional war has become an increasingly irrelevant instrument of statecraft. In asymmetric conflicts the enemy is often a fellow citizen with a different vision for the future of the country-waging war among the people, maneuvering on the borderlines between parliamentary politics, street politics, criminal activity, and combat operations. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 289 pages illustrations, maps 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9781612347004 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1612347002 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781612347035 (pdf) |