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Israel's wars of attrition [[electronic resource] ] : attrition challenges to democratic states / / Avi Kober



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Autore: Kober Avi Visualizza persona
Titolo: Israel's wars of attrition [[electronic resource] ] : attrition challenges to democratic states / / Avi Kober Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, : Routledge, c2009
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (241 p.)
Disciplina: 355.4
Soggetto topico: Attrition (Military science) - Israel
Democracy - Israel
Soggetto geografico: Israel Military policy
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
Sommario/riassunto: This 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 blitzk
Titolo autorizzato: Israel's wars of attrition  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-25719-6
9786612257193
0-203-87406-4
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910454890003321
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Serie: Middle eastern military studies.