Theory Of Irregular War
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Theory Of Irregular War
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Author : Jonathan W. Hackett
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2023-12-25
Theory Of Irregular War written by Jonathan W. Hackett and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-12-25 with History categories.
From Afghanistan to Angola, Indonesia to Iran, and Colombia to Congo, violent reactions erupt, states collapse, and militaries relentlessly pursue operations doomed to fail. And yet, no useful theory exists to explain this common tragedy. All over the world, people and states clash violently outside their established political systems, as unfulfilled demands of control and productivity bend the modern state to a breaking point. This book lays out how dysfunctional governments disrupt social orders, make territory insecure, and interfere with political-economic institutions. These give rise to a form of organized violence against the state known as irregular war. Research reveals why this frequent phenomenon is so poorly understood among conventional forces in those conflicts and the states who send their children to die in them.
Small Wars And Insurgencies In Theory And Practice 1500 1850
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Author : Beatrice Heuser
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-10-02
Small Wars And Insurgencies In Theory And Practice 1500 1850 written by Beatrice Heuser and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-02 with History categories.
In early modern times, warfare in Europe took on many diverse and overlapping forms. Our modern notions of ‘regular’ and ‘irregular’ warfare, of ‘major war’ and ‘small war’, have their roots in much greater diversity than such binary notions allow for. While insurgencies go back to time immemorial, they have become conceptually fused with ‘small wars’. This is a term first used to denote special operations, often carried out by military companies formed from special ethnic groups and then recruited into larger armies. In its Spanish form, guerrilla, the term ‘small war’ came to stand for an ideologically-motivated insurgency against the state authorities or occupying forces of another power. There is much overlap between the phenomena of irregular warfare in the sense of special operations alongside regular operations, and irregular warfare of insurgents against the regular forces of a state. This book demonstrates how long the two phenomena were in flux and fed on each other, from the raiding operations of the 16th century to the ‘small wars’ or special operations conducted by special units in the 19th century, which existed alongside and could merge with a popular insurgency. This book is based on a special issue of the journal Small Wars & Insurgencies.
Ethics Education For Irregular Warfare
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Author : Mr Don Carrick
language : en
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Release Date : 2013-03-28
Ethics Education For Irregular Warfare written by Mr Don Carrick and has been published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-28 with Political Science categories.
Following on from Ethics Education in the Military (eds. Paul Robinson, Nigel de Lee and Don Carrick: Ashgate 2008) which surveyed and critically analyzed the existing theory and practice of educating soldiers, sailors and airmen in the ethics of 'old fashioned' warfaring, this volume considers the extent to which such theory and practice is adequate to prepare members of the military to meet the more complex ethical challenges faced when engaging in irregular warfare in the 21st century. In recent years, events in Iraq and Afghanistan have highlighted the requirement that Western military personnel, drawn from the armed forces of many different countries, should behave in an ethical manner at all times. The contributors to this volume come from various disciplinary backgrounds, several are serving or former military officers and most are actively engaged in ethics education. The volume advances theoretical understanding of different approaches to ethics education and provides practical conclusions.
Irregular Enemies And The Essence Of Strategy
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Author : Colin S. Gray
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Irregular Enemies And The Essence Of Strategy written by Colin S. Gray and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Counterinsurgency categories.
The author offers a detailed comparison between the character of irregular warfare, insurgency in particular, and the principal enduring features of "the American way." He concludes that there is a serious mismatch between that "way" and the kind of behavior that is most effective in countering irregular foes. The author poses the question, Can the American way of war adapt to a strategic threat context dominated by irregular enemies? He suggests that the answer is "perhaps, but only with difficulty."
The New Art Of War
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Author : Geoffrey F. Weiss
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2021-09-02
The New Art Of War written by Geoffrey F. Weiss and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-02 with History categories.
Many of war's lethal failures are attributable to ignorance caused by a dearth of contemporary, accessible theory to inform warfighting, strategy, and policy. To remedy this problem, Colonel Geoffrey F. Weiss offers an ambitious new survey of war's nature, character, and future in the tradition of Sun Tzu and Clausewitz. He begins by melding philosophical and military concepts to reveal war's origins and to analyze war theory's foundational ideas. Then, leveraging science, philosophy, and the wisdom of war's master theorists, Colonel Weiss presents a genuinely original framework and lexicon that characterizes and clarifies the relationships between humanity, politics, strategy, and combat; explains how and why war changes form; offers a methodology for forecasting future war; and ponders the permanence of war as a human activity. The New Art of War is an indispensable guide for understanding human conflict that will change how we think and communicate about war.
American Sea Power And The Obsolescence Of Capital Ship Theory
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Author : R.B. Watts
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2015-11-27
American Sea Power And The Obsolescence Of Capital Ship Theory written by R.B. Watts and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-27 with History categories.
Since the beginning of the 20th century, the United States has sought to achieve Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan's vision of "command of the sea" using large battle fleets of capital ships. This strategy has been generally successful: no force can oppose the U.S. Navy on the open seas. Yet capital ship theory has become increasingly irrelevant. Globally, irregular warfare dominates the spectrum of conflict, especially in the aftermath of 9/11. Fleet engagements are a thing of the past and even small scale missions that rely on capital ships are challenged by irregular warfare. In a pattern evident since World War II, the U.S. Navy has attempted to adapt its capital ship theory to irregular conflicts--with mixed results--before returning to traditional operations with little or no strategic debate. This book discusses the challenges of irregular warfare in the 21st century, and the need for U.S. naval power to develop a new strategic paradigm.
Irregular Army
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Author : Matt Kennard
language : en
Publisher: Verso Books
Release Date : 2012-09-17
Irregular Army written by Matt Kennard and has been published by Verso Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-17 with Political Science categories.
Since the launch of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars—now the longest wars in American history—the US military has struggled to recruit troops. It has responded, as Matt Kennard’s explosive investigative report makes clear, by opening its doors to neo-Nazis, white supremacists, gang members, criminals of all stripes, the overweight, and the mentally ill. Based on several years of reporting, Irregular Army includes extensive interviews with extremist veterans and leaders of far-right hate groups—who spoke openly of their eagerness to have their followers acquire military training for a coming domestic race war. As a report commissioned by the Department of Defense itself put it, “Effectively, the military has a ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy pertaining to extremism.” Irregular Army connects some of the War on Terror’s worst crimes to this opening-up of the US military. With millions of veterans now back in the US and domestic extremism on the rise, Kennard’s book is a stark warning about potential dangers facing Americans—from their own soldiers.
Special Operations And Strategy
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Author : James D. Kiras
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2006-07-29
Special Operations And Strategy written by James D. Kiras and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-07-29 with History categories.
James D. Kiras shows how a number of different special operations, in conjunction with more conventional military actions, achieve and sustain strategic effect(s) over time. In particular, he argues that the root of effective special operations lies in understanding the relationship existing between moral and material attrition at the strategic level. He also presents a theoretical framework for understanding how special operations achieve strategic effects using a unique synthesis of strategic theory and case studies. This study shows how the key to understanding how special operations reside in the concept of strategic attrition and in the moral and material nature of strategy. It also highlights major figures such as Carl von Clausewitz, Hans Delbrück, and Mao Zedong, who understood these complexities and were experts in eroding an enemy’s will to fight. These and other examples provide a superb explanation of the complexities of modern strategy and the place of special operations in a war of attrition. This book will be of great interest to all students and scholars with an interest in special forces and of strategic and military studies in general.
Professional Journal Of The United States Army
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1957
Professional Journal Of The United States Army written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1957 with Military art and science categories.
Quarterly Review Of Military Literature
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1958
Quarterly Review Of Military Literature written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1958 with Military art and science categories.