Screen LibraryThe role and limitations of technology in U.S. counterinsurgency warfare /
"Richard W. Rubright addresses the limits and constraints of technology in enhancing American military capability. Analyzing the confines and self-imposed restrictions on the use of technology as well as current military doctrine, he develops a new rubric for guiding the military in modern warf...
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Potomac Books, An imprint of the University of Nebraska Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Lincoln, Nebraska : |
| Publication Dates: | [2015] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"Richard W. Rubright addresses the limits and constraints of technology in enhancing American military capability. Analyzing the confines and self-imposed restrictions on the use of technology as well as current military doctrine, he develops a new rubric for guiding the military in modern warfare ... This book is the first to address the role of technology in counterinsurgency operations within operational, tactical and strategic contexts"--Jacket. |
| Carrier Form: | viii, 282 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-275) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781612346755 1612346758 |
| Index Number: | U241 |
| CLC: | E712 |
| Call Number: | E712/R897 |
| Contents: | Strategy and context -- The operationally offensive, tactically defensive concept -- Counterinsurgency in Iraq -- Limits of politically correct doctrine -- Technology and counterinsurgency strategy -- Contextual and other issues related to U.S. counterinsurgency warfare -- Implications. |