Includes bibliographical references (p. 296-310) and index.
Contents
Four generations of warfare -- The first two generations of modern war -- Transition to third-generation warfare -- Changes in society -- Mao and the birth of fourth-generation war -- The Vietnamese modification -- The Sandinista refinement -- The Intifada : civilians versus an army -- The al-Aqsa Intifada -- Al-Qaeda : a transnational enemy -- Afghanistan : a tribal network -- Iraq : high-tech versus fourth-generation -- Technology : not a panacea -- Characteristics of fourth-generation war -- Where to from here? -- Evaluating the threat -- The future is flexibility.
