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The nature of war : conflicting paradigms and Israeli military effectiveness / Ron Tira.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tira, Ron.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Military art and science--Israel.
- Military art and science.
- Military doctrine--Israel.
- Military doctrine.
- Politics and war.
- Israel--Military policy.
- Israel.
- Military policy.
- Israel--Armed Forces.
- Armed Forces.
- Israel--Defenses.
- Defenses.
- Israel--History, Military.
- History, Military.
- Politics and war--Israel.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 146 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Brighton [England] ; Portland, Or. : Sussex Academic Press, 2010.
- Contents:
- Introduction : the erosion of classical military doctrine
- Doctrinal background
- "Simple" symmetrical wars
- The complex asymmetrical war against a regular opponent : the picture becomes multidimensional
- Asymmetrical wars against non-state opponents : same theater of operations, different objectives
- Parallel war : one war with two non-convergent campaigns
- The second Lebanon war and Operation Cast Lead : parallel wars against a non-state opponent
- The future war : parallel war against a state enemy that has adjusted to fighting against RMA and adopted a guerilla paradigm
- Conclusion : it never ends.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781845193782
- 1845193784
- OCLC:
- 426816031
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