[PDF] 2006 Lebanon Campaign And The Future Of Warfare eBook

Author : Jeffrey A. Friedman
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 26,36 MB
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 1257128787

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Many now see future warfare as a matter of nonstate actors employing irregular methods against Western states. This expectation has given rise to a range of sweeping proposals for transforming the U.S. military to meet such threats. In this context, Hezbollah's 2006 campaign in southern Lebanon has been receiving increasing attention as a prominent recent example of a nonstate actor fighting a Westernized state. In particular, critics of irregular-warfare transformation often cite the 2006 case as evidence that non-state actors can nevertheless wage conventional warfare in state-like ways. This monograph assesses this claim via a detailed analysis of Hezbollah's military behavior, coupled with deductive inference from observable Hezbollah behavior in the field to findings for their larger strategic intent for the campaign.

Author : Stephen D. Biddle
Publisher :
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 45,1 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Electronic books
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Hezbollah's conduct of its 2006 campaign in southern Lebanon has become an increasingly important case for the U.S. defense debate. Some see the future of warfare as one of nonstate opponents employing irregular methods, and advocate a sweeping transformation of the U.S. military to meet such threats. Others point to the 2006 campaign as an example of a nonstate actor nevertheless waging a state-like conventional war, and argue that a more traditional U.S. military posture is needed to deal with such enemies in the future. This monograph seeks to inform this debate by examining in detail Hezbollah's 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 Hezbollah's actual behavior in the field in 2006, coupled with deductive inference from observable Hezbollah behavior in the field to findings for their larger strategic intent for the campaign.

Author : Stephen Biddle
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 36,64 MB
Release : 2009-11
Category : History
ISBN : 1437915671

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Hezbollah¿s 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 Hezbollah¿s 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 Hezbollah¿s actual behavior in the field.

Author : Stephen Biddle
Publisher :
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 25,69 MB
Release : 2010-12-31
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ISBN : 9781456512330

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Many now see future warfare as a matter of nonstate actors employing irregular methods against Western states. This expectation has given rise to a range of sweeping proposals for transforming the U.S. military to meet such threats. In this context, Hezbollah's 2006 campaign in southern Lebanon has been receiving increasing attention as a prominent recent example of a nonstate actor fighting a Westernized state. In particular, critics of irregular-warfare transformation often cite the 2006 case as evidence that non-state actors can nevertheless wage conventional warfare in state-like ways. This monograph assesses this claim via a detailed analysis of Hezbollah's military behavior, coupled with deductive inference from observable Hezbollah behavior in the field to findings for their larger strategic intent for the campaign. (Originally published by the Strategic Studies Institute)

Author : Matt M. Matthews
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 29,17 MB
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 1437923046

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This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. The fact that the outcome of the 2006 Hezbollah-Israeli War was, at best, a stalemate for Israel has confounded military analysts. Long considered the most professional and powerful army in the Middle East, with a history of impressive military victories against its enemies, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) emerged from the campaign with its enemies undefeated and its prestige tarnished. This historical analysis of the war includes an examination of IDF and Hezbollah doctrine prior to the war, as well as an overview of the operational and tactical problems encountered by the IDF during the war. The IDF ground forces were tactically unprepared and untrained to fight against a determined Hezbollah force. ¿An insightful, comprehensive examination of the war.¿ Illustrations.

Author : Amos Harel
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 31,15 MB
Release : 2008-04-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0230611540

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This is the first comprehensive account of the progression of the Second Lebanese War, from the border abduction of an Israeli soldier on the morning of July 12, 2006, through the hasty decision for an aggressive response; the fateful discussions in the Cabinet and the senior Israeli command; to the heavy fighting in south Lebanon and the raging diplomatic battles in Paris, Washington and New York. The book answers the following questions: has Israel learned the right lessons from this failed military confrontation? What can Western countries learn from the IDF's failure against a fundamentalist Islamic terror organization? And what role did Iran and Syria play in this affair? 34 Days delivers the first blow-by-blow account of the Lebanon war and new insights for the future of the region and its effects on the West.

Author : Stephen D. Biddle
Publisher : Strategic Studies Institute U. S. Army War College
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 23,33 MB
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN :

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Hezbollah's conduct of its 2006 campaign in southern Lebanon has become an increasingly important case for the U.S. defense debate. Some see the future of warfare as one of nonstate opponents employing irregular methods, and advocate a sweeping transformation of the U.S. military to meet such threats. Others point to the 2006 campaign as an example of a nonstate actor nevertheless waging a state-like conventional war, and argue that a more traditional U.S. military posture is needed to deal with such enemies in the future. This monograph seeks to inform this debate by examining in detail Hezbollah's 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 Hezbollah's actual behavior in the field in 2006, coupled with deductive inference from observable Hezbollah behavior in the field to findings for their larger strategic intent for the campaign.

Author : Eliezer Toledano
Publisher :
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 23,66 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Leadership
ISBN :

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Many senior United States military leaders have cited the 2006 Lebanon War as the type of war the U.S. will most likely fight in the future. However, these same leaders seem to be under informed as to how unprepared the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) was upon entering this war and the results of that unpreparedness. This paper will address my personal experience during the Second Lebanon War of 2006. I will draw on my tactical and operational level experience to draw strategic level conclusions and insights in an effort to ensure the reader takes away relevant lessons from the Israeli experience in attempting to transition "in stride" from a period of prolonged counterinsurgency operations to a much higher intensity warfare. This paper will not critique Israeli political leadership or policies relating to the prelude, conduct and aftermath of the 2006 war.

Author : Harjeet Singh
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 21,25 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Israel
ISBN : 9789386618245

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Argues that the war between the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), and the Lebanese Shia militia Hezbollah in 2006 is a harbinger of future wars in the Middle East and other parts of the world. What distinguishes this war is the question of feasibility that arises over the use of conventional warfare against an insurgent group relying heavily on guerrilla warfare and religious convictions.

Author : William M. Arkin
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 16,58 MB
Release : 2011-09-16
Category : History
ISBN : 1105051471

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This is the story of an airpower-dominated campaign, one that was deeply flawed in its design yet impressive in its efficiency. This quick-look study is based upon visits to damaged sites, villages, towns, and cities; discussions with government and military officials; and experience of having evaluated airpower and its effects in Afghanistan, Iraq, and the former Yugoslavia (and previously in Lebanon). Months of follow-up research included exchanges with Israeli, Lebanese, Hezbollah, and US experts. The intent was to develop a timely airpower narrative to enhance professional military education and planning. About the author: William M. Arkin is an independent military analyst, journalist, and author. He writes the ?Early Warning? column for washingtonpost.com (where he previously wrote the ?DOT.MIL? column from 1998 to 2003) and is a longtime NBC News military analyst.(Originally published by Air University Press)