TY  - BOOK
AU  - HOFFMAN Frank G
TI  - Small wars revisited: the United States and nontraditional wars 
PY  - 2005///
KW  - INSURGENCY
KW  - COUNTERINSURGENCY
KW  - SMALL WARS
KW  - UNITED STATES
KW  - MILITARY CAPABILITY
N2  - Despite extensive experience the U.S. has rarely been very good at dealing with nontraditional wars. Its continuing conventional military superiority means the U.S. can expect to gain considerably more experience in th4e 21st century, but, as this article points out, America must also develop a sound grasp of history and the characteristics of nontraditional war as a part of the overall social phenomena of war. Failure to do so will render its overwhelming military dominance irrelevant to its most pressing security interests
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