4GW (Fourth Generation Warfare) is the only kind of war America has ever lost. And we have done so three times - in Vietnam, Lebanon, and Somalia. This form of warfare has also defeated the French in Vietnam and Algeria, and the USSR in Afghanistan.As the only Goliath left in the world, we should be worried that the world's Davids have found a sling and stone that work." - Chapter 1, The Sling and the Stone: On War in the 21st Century. The War in Iraq. The War on Terror. These types of "asymmetrical" warfare are the ...
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4GW (Fourth Generation Warfare) is the only kind of war America has ever lost. And we have done so three times - in Vietnam, Lebanon, and Somalia. This form of warfare has also defeated the French in Vietnam and Algeria, and the USSR in Afghanistan.As the only Goliath left in the world, we should be worried that the world's Davids have found a sling and stone that work." - Chapter 1, The Sling and the Stone: On War in the 21st Century. The War in Iraq. The War on Terror. These types of "asymmetrical" warfare are the conflicts of the 21st century - and show how difficult it is for the world's remaining superpower to battle insurgents and terrorists who will fight unconventionally in the face of superior military power. This change in military conflict may seem sudden.
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Very good. Ex-library. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 321 p. Zenith Military Classics. Audience: General/trade. LCCN 2004559123 Type of material Book Personal name Hammes, Thomas X. Main title The sling and the stone: on war in the 21st century / Thomas X. Hammes. Published/Created St. Paul, MN: Zenith Press, c2006. Description xiv, 321 p.; 24 cm. LC classification U241. H38 2006 Subjects Counterinsurgency. Asymmetric warfare. Operational art (Military science) Military art and science--History--21st century. Military art and science--History--20th century. Subject keywords Fourth generation warfare. Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. 296-310) and index. Dewey class no. 355.02/18
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