HezbollahAis conduct of its 2006 campaign in southern Lebanon has become an important case for the U.S. defense debate. Some see the future of warfare as one of non-state opponents employing irregular methods, and advocate a transformation of the U.S. military to meet such threats. Others point to the 2006 campaign as an example of a non-state actor waging a state-like conventional war, and argue that a more traditional U.S. military posture is needed to deal with such enemies. This monograph examines HezbollahAis conduct of the 2006 campaign. The authors use evidence collected from a series of 36 primary source interviews with Israeli participants in the fighting who were in a position to observe HezbollahAis actual behavior in the field.... tight synchronization of movement and indirect fire support, tank gunnery from moving platforms, evasive movement drills for ... Field Manual 3-24, Counterinsurgency, Washington, DC: Headquarters, Department of the Army, 2007, pp.
Title | : | 2006 Lebanon Campaign and the Future of Warfare |
Author | : | Stephen Biddle |
Publisher | : | DIANE Publishing - 2009-11 |
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