The nature of war
Subtitle: conflicting paradigms and Israeli military effectiveness
By: Ron Tira.
Publisher: Sussex Academic Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Brighton, England; Portland, Or
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781845193782
Subjects: Military art and science -- Israel; Military doctrine -- Israel; Politics and war -- Israel; Israel -- Military policy; Israel -- Armed Forces; Israel -- Defenses; Israel -- History, Military
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Doctrinal background; title: "Simple" symmetrical wars; title: The complex asymmetrical war against a regular opponent : the picture becomes multidimensional; title: Asymmetrical wars against non-state opponents : same theater of operations, different objectives; title: Parallel war : one war with two non-convergent campaigns; title: The second Lebanon war and operation cast lead : parallel wars against a non-state opponent; title: The future war : parallel war against a state enemy that has adjusted to fighting against RMA and adopted a guerilla paradigm; title: Conclusion: It never ends.