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020			_a9781139199254 (ebook)
020			_z9781107026087 (hardback)
020			_z9781107643338 (paperback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP _dBD-SySUS.
050	0	0	_aU163 _b.M87 2012
082	0	0	_a355.4/2 _223
245	0	0	_aHybrid Warfare : _bFighting Complex Opponents from the Ancient World to the Present / _cedited by Williamson Murray, Peter R. Mansoor.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2012.
300			_a1 online resource (334 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520			_aHybrid warfare has been an integral part of the historical landscape since the ancient world, but only recently have analysts - incorrectly - categorised these conflicts as unique. Great powers throughout history have confronted opponents who used a combination of regular and irregular forces to negate the advantage of the great powers' superior conventional military strength. As this study shows, hybrid wars are labour-intensive and long-term affairs; they are difficult struggles that defy the domestic logic of opinion polls and election cycles. Hybrid wars are also the most likely conflicts of the twenty-first century, as competitors use hybrid forces to wear down America's military capabilities in extended campaigns of exhaustion. Nine historical examples of hybrid warfare, from ancient Rome to the modern world, provide readers with context by clarifying the various aspects of conflicts and examining how great powers have dealt with them in the past.
650		0	_aAsymmetric warfare
650		0	_aMilitary history, Modern
700	1		_aMurray, Williamson, _eeditor.
700	1		_aMansoor, Peter R., _eeditor.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107026087
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139199254
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c38879 _d38879