Title |
The sling and the stone : on war in the 21st century / Thomas X. Hammes. |
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Description |
xiv, 321 pages ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 296-310) and index. |
Contents |
Four generations of warfare -- The first two generations of modern war -- Transition to third-generation warfare -- Changes in society -- Mao and the birth of fourth-generation war -- The Vietnamese modification -- The Sandanista refinement -- The Intifada : civilians versus an army -- The al-Aqsa Intifada -- Al-Qaeda : a transnational enemy -- Afghanistan : a tribal network -- Iraq : high-tech versus fourth-generation -- Technology : not a panacea -- Characteristics of fourth-generation war -- Where to from here? -- Evaluating the threat -- The future is flexibility. |
Subject |
Counterinsurgency.
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Counterinsurgency. |
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Asymmetric warfare.
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Asymmetric warfare. |
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Operational art (Military science)
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Operational art (Military science) |
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Military art and science -- History -- 21st century.
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Military art and science. |
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History. |
Chronological Term |
21st century |
Subject |
Military art and science -- History -- 20th century.
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Chronological Term |
20th century |
Indexed Term |
Fourth generation warfare. |
ISBN |
0760320594 |
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