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Another brick in the wall : the Israeli experience in missile defense / / Jean-Loup Samaan
| Another brick in the wall : the Israeli experience in missile defense / / Jean-Loup Samaan |
| Autore | Samaan Jean-Loup |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Carlisle, PA : , : Strategic Studies Institute and U.S. Army War College Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 47 pages) |
| Collana | Letort papers |
| Soggetto topico |
Ballistic missile defenses - Israel
Ballistic missile defenses Military policy |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910708005203321 |
Samaan Jean-Loup
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| Carlisle, PA : , : Strategic Studies Institute and U.S. Army War College Press, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Back to basics [[electronic resource] ] : a study of the second Lebanon War and Operation CAST LEAD / / Scott C. Farquhar, general editor
| Back to basics [[electronic resource] ] : a study of the second Lebanon War and Operation CAST LEAD / / Scott C. Farquhar, general editor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Fort Leavenworth, Kan. : , : Combat Studies Institute Press, US Army Combined Arms Center, , [2009] |
| Descrizione fisica | vi, 146 pages : digital, PDF file |
| Altri autori (Persone) | FarquharScott C |
| Soggetto topico |
Gaza War, 2008-2009
Lebanon War, 2006 - Influence |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Back to basics |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910693429903321 |
| Fort Leavenworth, Kan. : , : Combat Studies Institute Press, US Army Combined Arms Center, , [2009] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Confronting the costs of war [[electronic resource] ] : military power, state, and society in Egypt and Israel / / Michael N. Barnett
| Confronting the costs of war [[electronic resource] ] : military power, state, and society in Egypt and Israel / / Michael N. Barnett |
| Autore | Barnett Michael N. <1960-> |
| Edizione | [Course Book] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, c1992 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (393 p.) |
| Disciplina | 322/.5/0962 |
| Soggetto topico |
Civil-military relations - Egypt - History - 20th century
Civil-military relations - Israel - History - 20th century Civil-military relations |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-4008-1502-9
1-4008-2070-7 1-282-75157-3 9786612751578 1-4008-1090-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Tables -- Preface -- Chapter One. War Preparation and State Power -- Chapter Two. The Framework -- Chapter Three. Egypt and Israel in Historical Perspective -- Chapter Four. Explaining Egyptian War Preparation Strategies -- Chapter Five. Explaining Israeli War Preparation Strategies -- Chapter Six. War and the Transformation of State Power -- Chapter Seven. Egypt and Israel in Comparative and Theoretical Perspective -- Appendixes -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455495403321 |
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Barnett Michael N. <1960->
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| Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, c1992 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Confronting the costs of war [[electronic resource] ] : military power, state, and society in Egypt and Israel / / Michael N. Barnett
| Confronting the costs of war [[electronic resource] ] : military power, state, and society in Egypt and Israel / / Michael N. Barnett |
| Autore | Barnett Michael N. <1960-> |
| Edizione | [Course Book] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, c1992 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (393 p.) |
| Disciplina | 322/.5/0962 |
| Soggetto topico |
Civil-military relations - Egypt - History - 20th century
Civil-military relations - Israel - History - 20th century Civil-military relations |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Arab Cold War
Arab–Israeli conflict Arms industry Austerity Authoritarianism Bourgeoisie Capitalism Colonialism Comparative politics Conscription Correlates of War Counter-insurgency Criticisms of socialism David Ben-Gurion Domestic policy Economic development Economic growth Economic nationalism Economic policy Economic power Economic problem Economics Economy Egyptian Government Embargo External debt Failed state Foreign policy Great power Hard currency High politics Histadrut Hostility Ideology Imperialism Industrialisation International relations Israelis Liberalization Mapai Marxism Militarism Militarization Military Keynesianism Military service Military strategy Military threat Military–industrial complex National security Nationalization Neocolonialism Neorealism (international relations) On War Origins of the Cold War Overproduction Policy Political Order in Changing Societies Political alienation Political economy Politics Among Nations Politics Populism Power politics Private sector Public expenditure Public sector Radicalism (historical) Radicalization Realigning election Realism (international relations) Requirement Right-wing politics Security dilemma Security studies Shortage Soviet Union State (polity) State formation States and Social Revolutions Strategic goal (military) Strategy Tariff Tax Theory of International Politics Third World Total war Trade barrier Undue hardship War bond War economy War effort War of Attrition War studies War Warfare World Politics World War I. World War II Yom Kippur War Zionism |
| ISBN |
1-4008-1502-9
1-4008-2070-7 1-282-75157-3 9786612751578 1-4008-1090-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Tables -- Preface -- Chapter One. War Preparation and State Power -- Chapter Two. The Framework -- Chapter Three. Egypt and Israel in Historical Perspective -- Chapter Four. Explaining Egyptian War Preparation Strategies -- Chapter Five. Explaining Israeli War Preparation Strategies -- Chapter Six. War and the Transformation of State Power -- Chapter Seven. Egypt and Israel in Comparative and Theoretical Perspective -- Appendixes -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780197903321 |
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Barnett Michael N. <1960->
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| Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, c1992 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Flipside of the coin [[electronic resource] ] : Israel's Lebanese Incursion between 1982-2000 / / by Daniel Isaac Helmer
| Flipside of the coin [[electronic resource] ] : Israel's Lebanese Incursion between 1982-2000 / / by Daniel Isaac Helmer |
| Autore | Helmer Daniel Isaac <1981-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Fort Leavenworth, Kan. : , : Combat Studies Institute Press, , 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | viii, 111 pages : digital, PDF file |
| Collana | The long war series occasional paper |
| Soggetto topico |
Military planning
Strategy |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Note on citations and spellings -- Introduction -- Understanding asymmetric warfare -- Strategic planning, strategic choices -- Strategic failure -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Appendix on statistical methods -- About the author. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Flipside of the coin |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910695702903321 |
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Helmer Daniel Isaac <1981->
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| Fort Leavenworth, Kan. : , : Combat Studies Institute Press, , 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Israel and Iran [[electronic resource] ] : a dangerous rivalry / / Dalia Dassa Kaye, Alireza Nader, Parisa Roshan
| Israel and Iran [[electronic resource] ] : a dangerous rivalry / / Dalia Dassa Kaye, Alireza Nader, Parisa Roshan |
| Autore | Kaye Dalia Dassa |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, Calif., : RAND National Defense Research Institute, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (117 p.) |
| Disciplina | 327.5694055 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
NaderAlireza
RoshanParisa |
| Soggetto topico | Nuclear weapons - Iran |
| ISBN |
1-280-12685-X
9786613530714 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Summary; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER ONE - Introduction; Israel and Iran Increasingly View Each Other as Regional Rivals; The Rivalry Can Further Destabilize the Region, Particularly as Iranian Nuclear Efforts Move Forward; Study Organization and Approach; CHAPTER TWO - A Brief History of Israeli-Iranian Cooperation and Confrontation; The Periphery Doctrine: The Enemies of My Enemy Are My Friends; Military and Economic Cooperation During the Shah's Rule; Israeli-Iranian Cooperation After the 1979 Revolution; A Growing Rivalry; Conclusion
CHAPTER THREE - Israeli Perceptions of and Policies Toward Iran Geostrategic Concerns Are Driving Israeli Threat Perceptions of Iran, but So Is Iranian Ideology; Iranian Military Capabilities, Particularly Its Missile Program, Elevated the Iranian Threat in the 1990's; Israeli Concerns About Iran Extend Beyond Military Capabilities to Balance of Power Considerations; Israelis Are Concerned About the Influence a Nuclear Weapon Would Give Iran; Israelis Nonetheless Take Iranian Ideology and Potential Nuclear Use Seriously Domestic Differences Emerge over How to Discuss and Respond to the Iranian Challenge Some Debate Has Emerged About the Use of the "Existential Threat" Language; The Greatest Fissures Within the Security Establishment Emerge over Differing Cost-Benefit Assessments of a Military Strike Option; Views of the Effectiveness of Sanctions and Sabotage Efforts Such as Stuxnet, as Well as the U.S. Position, Could Affect the Israeli Debate on the Military Option; Israel and Iran in the Future; Military Doctrine and Policy Are Shifting in Ways That Suggest Some Preparation for a Nuclear Future with Iran Israel's Own Nuclear Posture Could Also Shift with a Nuclear-Armed Iran Conclusion; CHAPTER FOUR - Iranian Perceptions of and Policies Toward Israel; Regime Ideology and Geostrategic Factors Shape Iranian Threat Perceptions of Israel; Iran Views U.S. and Israeli Interests as Nearly Identical; The Regime Views Israel as Undermining Its Stability; The U.S. "Threat" Determines Iran's Military Posture Against Israel; Iran Increasingly Views Israel as a Direct Geopolitical Threat; Domestic Politics Are a Strong Driver of Iranian Policies Toward Israel Different Factions Have Varying Views of Israel The Ascent of the Principlists Has Led to Greater Rivalry; A Future Regime May View Israel Differently; Conclusion; CHAPTER FIVE - Conclusion and Recommendations; U.S. Policies Toward Israel; U.S. Polices Toward Iran; Managing the Rivalry; Bibliography |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996320213303316 |
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Kaye Dalia Dassa
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| Santa Monica, Calif., : RAND National Defense Research Institute, c2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Israel and Iran : a dangerous rivalry / / Dalia Dassa Kaye, Alireza Nader, Parisa Roshan
| Israel and Iran : a dangerous rivalry / / Dalia Dassa Kaye, Alireza Nader, Parisa Roshan |
| Autore | Kaye Dalia Dassa |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, Calif., : RAND National Defense Research Institute, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (117 p.) |
| Disciplina | 327.5694055 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
NaderAlireza
RoshanParisa |
| Soggetto topico | Nuclear weapons - Iran |
| ISBN |
1-280-12685-X
9786613530714 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Summary; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER ONE - Introduction; Israel and Iran Increasingly View Each Other as Regional Rivals; The Rivalry Can Further Destabilize the Region, Particularly as Iranian Nuclear Efforts Move Forward; Study Organization and Approach; CHAPTER TWO - A Brief History of Israeli-Iranian Cooperation and Confrontation; The Periphery Doctrine: The Enemies of My Enemy Are My Friends; Military and Economic Cooperation During the Shah's Rule; Israeli-Iranian Cooperation After the 1979 Revolution; A Growing Rivalry; Conclusion
CHAPTER THREE - Israeli Perceptions of and Policies Toward Iran Geostrategic Concerns Are Driving Israeli Threat Perceptions of Iran, but So Is Iranian Ideology; Iranian Military Capabilities, Particularly Its Missile Program, Elevated the Iranian Threat in the 1990's; Israeli Concerns About Iran Extend Beyond Military Capabilities to Balance of Power Considerations; Israelis Are Concerned About the Influence a Nuclear Weapon Would Give Iran; Israelis Nonetheless Take Iranian Ideology and Potential Nuclear Use Seriously Domestic Differences Emerge over How to Discuss and Respond to the Iranian Challenge Some Debate Has Emerged About the Use of the "Existential Threat" Language; The Greatest Fissures Within the Security Establishment Emerge over Differing Cost-Benefit Assessments of a Military Strike Option; Views of the Effectiveness of Sanctions and Sabotage Efforts Such as Stuxnet, as Well as the U.S. Position, Could Affect the Israeli Debate on the Military Option; Israel and Iran in the Future; Military Doctrine and Policy Are Shifting in Ways That Suggest Some Preparation for a Nuclear Future with Iran Israel's Own Nuclear Posture Could Also Shift with a Nuclear-Armed Iran Conclusion; CHAPTER FOUR - Iranian Perceptions of and Policies Toward Israel; Regime Ideology and Geostrategic Factors Shape Iranian Threat Perceptions of Israel; Iran Views U.S. and Israeli Interests as Nearly Identical; The Regime Views Israel as Undermining Its Stability; The U.S. "Threat" Determines Iran's Military Posture Against Israel; Iran Increasingly Views Israel as a Direct Geopolitical Threat; Domestic Politics Are a Strong Driver of Iranian Policies Toward Israel Different Factions Have Varying Views of Israel The Ascent of the Principlists Has Led to Greater Rivalry; A Future Regime May View Israel Differently; Conclusion; CHAPTER FIVE - Conclusion and Recommendations; U.S. Policies Toward Israel; U.S. Polices Toward Iran; Managing the Rivalry; Bibliography |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910139725103321 |
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Kaye Dalia Dassa
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| Santa Monica, Calif., : RAND National Defense Research Institute, c2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Israel and Syria [[electronic resource] ] : the military balance and prospects of war / / Anthony H. Cordesman ; with the assistance of Aram Nerguizian and Ionut C. Popescu
| Israel and Syria [[electronic resource] ] : the military balance and prospects of war / / Anthony H. Cordesman ; with the assistance of Aram Nerguizian and Ionut C. Popescu |
| Autore | Cordesman Anthony H |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Westport, Conn., : Praeger Security International |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (303 p.) |
| Disciplina | 355/.03305694 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
NerguizianAram
PopescuIonut C |
| Soggetto topico |
Lebanon War, 2006
Arab-Israeli conflict - 1993- - Peace |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-56594-X
9786612565946 0-313-35521-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Prospects for peace or war : military developments after the Israeli-Hezbollah War -- Israeli and Syrian alarms and excursions in 2007 -- The prospects for war -- Major trends in force strength -- Israeli force quality versus Syrian force quantity -- Looking at a snapshot of total forces -- Comparative manpower quantity and quality -- Comparative land force strength : active versus mobilized strength -- Comparative land force manpower -- Armor and anti-tank weapons -- Artillery weapons -- Anti-aircraft weapons -- Comparative air strength : quality over quantity -- Comparative air force strength -- Air force manpower -- Air force aircraft, weapons, and technology -- Comparative land-based air defense forces -- Comparative naval strength : peripheral missions -- Shifts in the role of seapower -- Naval manpower -- Naval ships, weapons, and technology -- Total resources : recapitalization, force modernization, and impact on effectiveness -- Comparative trends in military expenditures -- Comparative trends in arms imports -- Recent deals : the importance of the US, Russia and Iran -- The military forces of Israel -- Israel's struggle to maintain its conventional "edge" -- Adapting to asymmetric wars -- Seeking to add an asymmetric "edge" to a conventional one -- Adapting to new threats while retaining conventional military strengths -- Trends in manpower and total force strength before the 2006 Lebanon war : active versus reserve forces -- Israeli defense planning after the 2006 Lebanon war -- Israeli land forces -- Israeli air forces -- Israeli land-based air defenses -- Israeli naval forces -- Israel's counterterrorism and internal security forces -- Israeli weapons of mass destruction and missile defenses -- The military forces of Syria -- Syria's long proxy war with Israel -- Internal stability, Alawite rule, and the Shi'ite crescent -- Syria's broader regional issues -- The trends in Syrian forces -- Syrian land forces -- Syrian air and air defense forces -- Syrian land-based air defenses -- Syrian naval forces -- Syrian paramilitary, security, and intelligence forces -- Syrian weapons of mass destruction -- War on the Golan Heights -- The strategic geography of the Golan Heights -- The new dimensions of the strategic geography of the Golan -- The UN peacekeeping force on the Golan -- Israeli positions on the Golan -- Syrian positions near the Golan -- A Syrian surprise attack or "grab for the Golan -- Israeli options against Syria -- Continuing external asymmetric wars -- Israel's "haves" versus Syria's "haves not" -- The possible impact of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict -- Gaming a future Israeli-Hezbollah conflict? -- The Iranian wild card. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454301003321 |
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Cordesman Anthony H
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| Westport, Conn., : Praeger Security International | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Israel and Syria : the military balance and prospects of war / / Anthony H. Cordesman ; with Aram Nerguizian and Ionut C. Popescu
| Israel and Syria : the military balance and prospects of war / / Anthony H. Cordesman ; with Aram Nerguizian and Ionut C. Popescu |
| Autore | Cordesman Anthony H |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger Security International, , 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 284 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 355/.03305694 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
NerguizianAram
PopescuIonut C |
| Soggetto topico |
Arab-Israeli conflict - 1993 - Peace
Lebanon War, 2006 |
| ISBN |
979-84-00-67307-8
1-282-56594-X 9786612565946 0-313-35521-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Prospects for peace or war : military developments after the Israeli-Hezbollah War -- Israeli and Syrian alarms and excursions in 2007 -- The prospects for war -- Major trends in force strength -- Israeli force quality versus Syrian force quantity -- Looking at a snapshot of total forces -- Comparative manpower quantity and quality -- Comparative land force strength : active versus mobilized strength -- Comparative land force manpower -- Armor and anti-tank weapons -- Artillery weapons -- Anti-aircraft weapons -- Comparative air strength : quality over quantity -- Comparative air force strength -- Air force manpower -- Air force aircraft, weapons, and technology -- Comparative land-based air defense forces -- Comparative naval strength : peripheral missions -- Shifts in the role of seapower -- Naval manpower -- Naval ships, weapons, and technology -- Total resources : recapitalization, force modernization, and impact on effectiveness -- Comparative trends in military expenditures -- Comparative trends in arms imports -- Recent deals : the importance of the US, Russia and Iran -- The military forces of Israel -- Israel's struggle to maintain its conventional "edge" -- Adapting to asymmetric wars -- Seeking to add an asymmetric "edge" to a conventional one -- Adapting to new threats while retaining conventional military strengths -- Trends in manpower and total force strength before the 2006 Lebanon war : active versus reserve forces -- Israeli defense planning after the 2006 Lebanon war -- Israeli land forces -- Israeli air forces -- Israeli land-based air defenses -- Israeli naval forces -- Israel's counterterrorism and internal security forces -- Israeli weapons of mass destruction and missile defenses -- The military forces of Syria -- Syria's long proxy war with Israel -- Internal stability, Alawite rule, and the Shi'ite crescent -- Syria's broader regional issues -- The trends in Syrian forces -- Syrian land forces -- Syrian air and air defense forces -- Syrian land-based air defenses -- Syrian naval forces -- Syrian paramilitary, security, and intelligence forces -- Syrian weapons of mass destruction -- War on the Golan Heights -- The strategic geography of the Golan Heights -- The new dimensions of the strategic geography of the Golan -- The UN peacekeeping force on the Golan -- Israeli positions on the Golan -- Syrian positions near the Golan -- A Syrian surprise attack or "grab for the Golan -- Israeli options against Syria -- Continuing external asymmetric wars -- Israel's "haves" versus Syria's "haves not" -- The possible impact of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict -- Gaming a future Israeli-Hezbollah conflict? -- The Iranian wild card. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782741403321 |
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Cordesman Anthony H
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| Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger Security International, , 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Israel and Syria : the military balance and prospects of war / / Anthony H. Cordesman with the Assistance of Aram Nerguizian and Ionut C. Popescu
| Israel and Syria : the military balance and prospects of war / / Anthony H. Cordesman with the Assistance of Aram Nerguizian and Ionut C. Popescu |
| Autore | Cordesman Anthony H |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger Security International, , 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 284 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 355/.03305694 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
NerguizianAram
PopescuIonut C |
| Soggetto topico |
Arab-Israeli conflict - 1993- - Peace
Lebanon War, 2006 |
| ISBN |
9798400673078
9786612565946 9781282565944 128256594X 9780313355219 0313355215 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Prospects for peace or war : military developments after the Israeli-Hezbollah War -- Israeli and Syrian alarms and excursions in 2007 -- The prospects for war -- Major trends in force strength -- Israeli force quality versus Syrian force quantity -- Looking at a snapshot of total forces -- Comparative manpower quantity and quality -- Comparative land force strength : active versus mobilized strength -- Comparative land force manpower -- Armor and anti-tank weapons -- Artillery weapons -- Anti-aircraft weapons -- Comparative air strength : quality over quantity -- Comparative air force strength -- Air force manpower -- Air force aircraft, weapons, and technology -- Comparative land-based air defense forces -- Comparative naval strength : peripheral missions -- Shifts in the role of seapower -- Naval manpower -- Naval ships, weapons, and technology -- Total resources : recapitalization, force modernization, and impact on effectiveness -- Comparative trends in military expenditures -- Comparative trends in arms imports -- Recent deals : the importance of the US, Russia and Iran -- The military forces of Israel -- Israel's struggle to maintain its conventional "edge" -- Adapting to asymmetric wars -- Seeking to add an asymmetric "edge" to a conventional one -- Adapting to new threats while retaining conventional military strengths -- Trends in manpower and total force strength before the 2006 Lebanon war : active versus reserve forces -- Israeli defense planning after the 2006 Lebanon war -- Israeli land forces -- Israeli air forces -- Israeli land-based air defenses -- Israeli naval forces -- Israel's counterterrorism and internal security forces -- Israeli weapons of mass destruction and missile defenses -- The military forces of Syria -- Syria's long proxy war with Israel -- Internal stability, Alawite rule, and the Shi'ite crescent -- Syria's broader regional issues -- The trends in Syrian forces -- Syrian land forces -- Syrian air and air defense forces -- Syrian land-based air defenses -- Syrian naval forces -- Syrian paramilitary, security, and intelligence forces -- Syrian weapons of mass destruction -- War on the Golan Heights -- The strategic geography of the Golan Heights -- The new dimensions of the strategic geography of the Golan -- The UN peacekeeping force on the Golan -- Israeli positions on the Golan -- Syrian positions near the Golan -- A Syrian surprise attack or "grab for the Golan -- Israeli options against Syria -- Continuing external asymmetric wars -- Israel's "haves" versus Syria's "haves not" -- The possible impact of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict -- Gaming a future Israeli-Hezbollah conflict? -- The Iranian wild card. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910958849603321 |
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Cordesman Anthony H
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| Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger Security International, , 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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