ABSTRACT

This book analyzes the strategic implications of the shift in focus for the US Armed Forces from regular to irregular war. Lawrence Freedman closely examines the difficulty the US Armed Forces face in shifting their focus from preparing for regular wars, in which combat is separated from civil society, to irregular wars, in which combat is integrat

chapter |6 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|16 pages

Networks, Culture and Narratives

chapter 2|22 pages

The Transformation of Grand Strategy

chapter 3|12 pages

Asymmetric War

chapter 4|12 pages

The Transformation of Military Strategy

chapter 5|22 pages

Strategic Communications