I read the hard copy book, "The Sling and the Stone: On War in the 21st Century" by Thomas Hammes about 20 years ago. I haven't reread it but what I remember seems to have stood the test of time.
Written 20 years ago, "4GW (Fourth Generation Warfare) is the only kind of war America has ever lost. And we have done so three times - in Vietn…
I read the hard copy book, "The Sling and the Stone: On War in the 21st Century" by Thomas Hammes about 20 years ago. I haven't reread it but what I remember seems to have stood the test of time.
Written 20 years ago, "4GW (Fourth Generation Warfare) is the only kind of war America has ever lost. And we have done so three times - in Vietnam, Lebanon, and Somalia. This form of warfare has also defeated the French in Vietnam and Algeria, and the USSR in Afghanistan. As the only Goliath left in the world, we should be worried that the world's Davids have found a sling and stone that work." Now there's more for the list. World opinion was critical in the iterations of the Middle East Intifadas.
I read the hard copy book, "The Sling and the Stone: On War in the 21st Century" by Thomas Hammes about 20 years ago. I haven't reread it but what I remember seems to have stood the test of time.
Written 20 years ago, "4GW (Fourth Generation Warfare) is the only kind of war America has ever lost. And we have done so three times - in Vietnam, Lebanon, and Somalia. This form of warfare has also defeated the French in Vietnam and Algeria, and the USSR in Afghanistan. As the only Goliath left in the world, we should be worried that the world's Davids have found a sling and stone that work." Now there's more for the list. World opinion was critical in the iterations of the Middle East Intifadas.