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Lincoln : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2014]

1 online resource (xiv, 289 pages) : illustrations

ISBN 9781612347035 (e-book)

ISBN 9781612347004

Print version: Kiss, Peter A. Winning wars amongst the people : case studies in asymmetric conflict. Lincoln : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, c2014 xiv, 289 pages ISBN 9781612347004

Includes bibliographical references and index

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.

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