00913aam a2200253 i 4500991002855509707536151116t20132003it ab 001 0 ita d9788815123916b14243714-39ule_instBibl. Interfacoltà T. Pellegrinoita385.0945Maggi, Stefano<1966- >130581Le ferrovie /Stefano Maggi3. ed.Bologna :Il Mulino,2013, cop. 2003226 p., [8] c. di tav. :ill., c. geogr. ;21 cm.Storica paperbacks ; 101Trasporti ferroviariItaliaStoria.b1424371416-11-1516-11-15991002855509707536LE002 385.0945 MAG12002001058316le002pE14.00-l- 00000.i1570354x16-11-15Ferrovie254409UNISALENTOle00216-11-15ma itait 3002892nam 2200613Ia 450 991077805250332120200520144314.01-282-25719-697866122571930-203-87406-4(CKB)1000000000773636(EBL)446851(OCoLC)449187165(SSID)ssj0000184348(PQKBManifestationID)11178091(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000184348(PQKBWorkID)10200582(PQKB)10963281(MiAaPQ)EBC446851(Au-PeEL)EBL446851(CaPaEBR)ebr10326757(CaONFJC)MIL225719(PPN)198457359(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 policyAttrition (Military science)Democracy355.4Kober Avi1485896MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778052503321Israel's wars of attrition3732100UNINA