TY - BOOK AU - Kiss,Peter A. ED - Project Muse. TI - Winning wars amongst the people: case studies in asymmetric conflict SN - 9781612347035 AV - U240 .K523 2014 U1 - 355.4/2 23 PY - 2014///] CY - Lincoln, NB PB - Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press KW - Military history, Modern KW - Case studies KW - Asymmetric warfare KW - Electronic books. KW - local N1 - 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 UR - https://muse.jhu.edu/books/9781612347035/ ER -