02925nam 2200625Ia 450 991045489000332120200520144314.01-282-25719-697866122571930-203-87406-4(CKB)1000000000773636(EBL)446851(OCoLC)449187165(SSID)ssj0000184348(PQKBManifestationID)11178091(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000184348(PQKBWorkID)10200582(PQKB)10963281(MiAaPQ)EBC446851(PPN)198457359(Au-PeEL)EBL446851(CaPaEBR)ebr10326757(CaONFJC)MIL225719(EXLCZ)99100000000077363620090127d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrIsrael's wars of attrition[electronic resource] attrition challenges to democratic states /Avi KoberMilton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ;New York Routledgec20091 online resource (241 p.)Middle Eastern military studiesDescription based upon print version of record.1-138-87353-5 0-415-49243-2 Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Attrition in modern and post-modern war; 2 Israeli attrition aversion and the emergence of Israeli attrition conception; 3 The operational aspect: The role played by offense and defense; 4 Societal staying power; 5 Economic sustainability; 6 Fighting with one hand tied behind the back: Bridging morality and effectiveness; 7 Beyond staying power: Escalation, deterrence, and war outcomes; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; IndexThis book analyzes the way Israel has coped with nine wars of attrition from the 1950s to the recent Second Lebanon War (2006), questioning the belief that Western democracy cannot sustain prolonged wars of attrition.Challenging Israel with attrition has been compatible with the 'Arab way of war', which emphasizes staying power, and with the belief that democracies cannot tolerate wars of attrition, either economically or psychologically. Israel for its part developed a self-image of incapacity to sustain prolonged wars, committing itself to a traditional offensive approach to blitzkMiddle eastern military studies.Attrition (Military science)IsraelDemocracyIsraelIsraelMilitary policyElectronic books.Attrition (Military science)Democracy355.4Kober Avi882389MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454890003321Israel's wars of attrition1970925UNINA