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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816091803321

Titolo

The impenetrable fog of war : reflections on modern warfare and strategic surprise / / edited by Patrick M. Cronin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger Security International, , 2008

New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2024

ISBN

979-84-00-66885-2

0-313-35581-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (204 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CroninPatrick M. <1958->

Disciplina

355.02

Soggetti

Friction (Military science)

Military art and science

Surprise (Military science)

War

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction: The Fog of War -- Part I The Spectrum of Conflict -- Chapter 1 Modern War -- Chapter 2 Managing Global Security and Risk -- Chapter 3 New Forms of Violence -- Chapter 4 Civil Resistance in Strategic Perspective -- Part II Limited War and Counterinsurgency -- Chapter 5 Strategy and the Limitation of War -- Chapter 6 On Counterinsurgency -- Chapter 7 Thoughts on the Character of Future Conflict -- Chapter 8 Enduring Elements of Military Strategy -- Chapter 9 The Need for Neoclassical Counterinsurgency Theory -- Chapter 10 Postmodern Challenges for Modern Warriors -- Part III Intelligence and Strategic Surprise -- Chapter 11 Intelligence, Policy, and the Failure to Forecast Risk -- Chapter 12 Tracking Asia's Black Swans -- Chapter 13 Reflections on Strategic Surprise -- Index -- About the Editor and Contributors.