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Uncomfortable Wars Revisited

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ISBN-10: 0806139889

ISBN-13: 9780806139883

Edition: N/A

Authors: John T. Fishel, Max G. Manwaring, Edwin G. Corr

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Presents an updated model for conducting unconventional warfare in today's world
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Book details

List price: $29.95
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Publication date: 9/1/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 360
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.078
Language: English

John T. Fishel is Professor Emeritus of National Security Policy at the University of Oklahoma and coauthor with Max Manwaring of Uncomfortable Wars Revisited.

Max G. Manwaring, a retired U.S. Army colonel, is Professor of Military Strategy at the U.S. Army War College, where he holds the General Douglas MacArthur Chair of Research. He is the author of numerous books, including Insurgency, Terrorism, and Crime.

Foreword
Preface
Introduction to the SWORD Model
The Inescapable World in Which We Live
The Reality of the Contemporary Global Security Environment: Terrorism versus Globalism
The Central Political Challenge in the Global Security Environment: Governance and Legitimacy
Strategic Clarity
The Fundamental Keys for Rethinking Problem and Response
A Populace-Oriented Model for Reexamining Contemporary Threat and Response
The "Almost Obvious" Lessons of Peace Operations
Strategic Vision and Insurgency in El Salvador and Peru
Applying the "Pillars of Success" to the Problem of Homeland Defense
The Application of Grand Strategy at Home and Abroad
Strategic Lessons of Italian Terrorism
The Principle of Unity of Effort: Joint Operations in Panama and the Gulf War
Confronting the "War on Drugs"
The Challenge of Peace Enforcement: Somalia
Taking the "Enemy" into Consideration: Colombia's Three Wars, Plus One
Where To from Here?
Reflections on the SWORD Model over Two Decades
Afterword: Making and Implementing Policy Based on the SWORD Model
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
About the Authors