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The Sling and the Stone: On War in the 21st Century [Zenith Military Classics]
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- ISBN
- 9780760320594
- Book Title
- Sling and the Stone : on War in the 21st Century
- Item Length
- 9.4in
- Publisher
- Quarto Publishing Group USA
- Publication Year
- 2004
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1in
- Features
- Revised
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- Military / Strategy, Military / Iraq War (2003-2011)
- Item Width
- 6.2in
- Item Weight
- 21 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 336 Pages
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Ongoing events in Iraq show how difficult it is for the world's only remaining superpower to impose its will upon other peoples. From Vietnam, French and US, to Afghanistan, Russian and US, to Israel and the Palestinians, to Somalia and Kosovo, recent history is replete with powerful military forces being tied up by seemingly weaker opponents. This is Fourth Generation War (4GW), and Colonel Thomas Hammes, United States Marine Corps, tells you all about it. The author explains asymetrical warfare (4GW) as the means by which Davids can defeat Goliaths.Answers to the hows of this along with recommendations for prescriptive actions are found in Thomas Hammes insightful book on the strengths and weaknesses of coventional military power. Hammes, a full colonel on active duty in the Marine Corps is an expert at asymetrical warfare, perhaps better known as fourth generation warfare (4GW). This is the means by which Davids can defeat Goliaths.Colonel Hammes is well placed to write this study. As a career-Marine he has trained 4GW warriors in some places and fought against them in others. He has also made a lifelong study of military history which helps him illuminate the previous three generations of armed conflict and define and detail the newest, fourth generation of war.- An insider's look at the military dilemma now facing U.S. forces worldwide- Gives historical examples to support the ideas behind the transformation of warfare in the 21st century- A handbook to understanding asymetrical warfareColonel Hammes cuts to the quick in defining the conundrum of dealing with twenty-first century warfare, the competing concepts of its nature and its management. His is a controversial analysis which is bound to raise the hackles of today's techno warriors .-Bernard Trainor, Lieutenant General, USMC (Ret.), NBC News military analyst, co-author of The GeneralsBased in history and current events, Tom Hammes explains the nasty, long-term, broad-spectrum wars we have fought
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Publisher
Quarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN-10
0760320594
ISBN-13
9780760320594
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30884984
Product Key Features
Book Title
Sling and the Stone : on War in the 21st Century
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Features
Revised
Topic
Military / Strategy, Military / Iraq War (2003-2011)
Publication Year
2004
Genre
History
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.4in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6.2in
Item Weight
21 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
U163
Edition Description
Revised Edition
Copyright Date
2004
Lccn
2004-559123
Dewey Decimal
355.02/18
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
Zenith Military Classics Ser.
Dewey Edition
22
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