The sling and the stone: on war in the 21st century / Thomas X Hammes
Material type: TextPublication details: St Paul MN, USA: Zenith Press, 2004Description: xiv, 321 pISBN:- 0760320594 (hbk):
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Book | Mindef Library & Info Centre On-Shelf | 355.0218 HAM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 20352-1001 |
Provides a definition of Fourth-Generation Warfare (4GW) and explains how and why it is an evolution of insurgency. Shows 4GW is a development of Mao Tse Tung's revolutionary warfare that has evolved through more recent events from the Vietnam War to Al Qaeda and Iraq. The book is critical of over-reliance on high-technology and network centric warfare concepts because these are only valid against similarly equipped and motivated forces. Calls for a restructuring of U.S. armed forces to enable them to effectively counter the methods that antagonists are using now and further refining for the future. Author is former USMC colonel.
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