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

• Autore: Kober Avi
• 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
• 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
• ISBN: 1-282-25719-6; 9786612257193; 0-203-87406-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910810106203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Middle eastern military studies.