Winning wars amongst the people [electronic resource] : case studies in asymmetric conflict / Peter A. Kiss.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kiss, Peter A.
Language:	English
Published:	[Lincoln, Nebraska] : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2014]
Subjects:	Asymmetric warfare > Case studies. Military history, Modern > Case studies.
Genre:	Case studies.
Online Access:	ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2014 (Ebook Central @ Proquest) EBSCO eBooks: 2014 (EBSCO) eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2014 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:	Winning Wars amongst the People: Case Studies in Asymmetric Conflict
Format:	Electronic eBook

Contents:

Preface: a gap to fill
A paradigm shift in warfare
Intrastate conflict: the new security challenge
A new paradigm of war: generations in warfare and wars amongst the people
Roots of the paradigm shift: social, political, and economic developments
The cases
Rhodesia, 1962-1980: tactical success, operational, strategic, and political failure
Punjab, 1980-1994: a counterinsurgency model for europe
Kosovo, 1996-1999: a spectacular success of asymmetric warfare
France, 2005: the first act of a religious and ethnic insurgency
Preparing for future conflict
The nature of the challenge: general characteristics of asymmetric conflicts
Hungary, 2012 and after: preparations to meet the challenge
Conclusion: the price of failure.