"This monograph examines the fundamental argument that America's adversaries are shifting more toward irregular methods due to the demonstrated prowess of the U.S. military at conventional warfare. This argument is based on what one might call a paradoxical logic, not unlike that described...

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Main Author:	Echevarria, Antulio J. II 1959- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Carlisle, PA Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College 2010
Subjects:	Military doctrine / United States Military planning / United States Military planning / Case studies Guerrilla warfare / Case studies Guerrilla warfare / Forecasting Asymmetric warfare / Case studies Asymmetric warfare / Forecasting War / Forecasting Strategy Militärische Planung Asymmetrische Kriegführung Guerilla United States / Military policy USA Fallstudiensammlung
Summary:	"This monograph examines the fundamental argument that America's adversaries are shifting more toward irregular methods due to the demonstrated prowess of the U.S. military at conventional warfare. This argument is based on what one might call a paradoxical logic, not unlike that described by Edward Luttwak in his classic work, Strategy. Among other things, the monograph concludes that few genuine paradoxes exist in war; most principles that appear paradoxical are completely linear. Moreover, those adversarial states and nonstate actors employing irregular methods today were doing so long before the U.S. military demonstrated its superiority at conventional warfare, and will likely continue to do so." --
Item Description:	"September 2010." Includes bibliographical references (p.26-38) Dissolving paradoxes -- Dissolving strategic paradoxes -- Dissolving the preparation paradox
Physical Description:	X, 38 S.
ISBN:	9781584874638 1584874635