Asymmetric warfare : (Record no. 8794)

MARC details
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780745633657 (pbk) :
Terms of availability 17.99 GBP
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name THORNTON Rod
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Asymmetric warfare :
Remainder of title threat and response in the twenty-first century /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Rod Thornton
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Cambridge :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Polity Press ,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2007
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 241 p.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Considers the meaning of asymmetry noting its long application in violent conflicts, then discusses asymmetric warfare in various contexts: use by terrorists, use in information warfare, in relation to land, sea, and air power. Finally assesses the US military's response to asymmetry noting that the US has by far the most powerful armed forces in the world but still is best prepared for second and third generation warfare. The USMC has made some structural changes but this is the exception rather than the rule and subtlety apparently continues to be an elusive notion in US military thinking.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element ASYMMETRIC WARFARE
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element TERRORISM
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element FOURTH GENERATION WARFARE
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element INFORMATION WARFARE
945 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC)
i 22941-1001
r Y
s Y
945 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC)
i 22941-2001
r Y
s Y
Holdings
Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Total checkouts Full call number Barcode Date last seen Copy number Price effective from Koha item type
    Dewey Decimal Classification     Defence Academy Library Defence Academy Library On-Shelf 29/08/2008 3 355.0218 THO 22941-2001 18/04/2017 1 03/01/2024 Book
    Dewey Decimal Classification     Mindef Library & Info Centre Mindef Library & Info Centre On-Shelf 26/12/2007 10 355.0218 THO 22941-1001 26/10/2019 1 03/01/2024 Book