Asymmetrical Warfare Today's Challenge to U. S. Military Power |
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| Author:
| Barnett, Roger W. |
| Series title: | Issues in Twenty-First Century Warfare Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-57488-563-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2003 |
| Publisher: | Potomac Books, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $36.30 |
Book Description:
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In this concise and penetrating study, Roger Barnett illuminates the effect of operational, organisational, legal, and moral constraints on the ability of the US to use military force. Barnett defines asymmetrical warfare as not simply a case of pitting one's strength against another's weakness but rather of taking the calculated risk to exploit an adversary's inability or unwillingness to prevent, or defend against, certain actions.
In this concise and penetrating study, Roger Barnett illuminates the effect of operational, organisational, legal, and moral constraints on the ability of the US to use military force. Barnett defines asymmetrical warfare as not simply a case of pitting one's strength against another's weakness but rather of taking the calculated risk to exploit an adversary's inability or unwillingness to prevent, or defend against, certain actions.