Asymmetrical Warfare: Today's Challenge to U.S. Military Power

by Roger W. Barnett

Book Overview

In this concise and penetrating study, Roger Barnett illuminates the effect of operational, organizational, legal, and moral constraints on the ability of the U.S. to use military force. As the tragic events of September 11 demonstrated, potential adversaries can take advantage of these limitations, thus spawning "asymmetrical warfare." Barnett defines asymmetrical warfare as not simply a case of pitting one's strength against another's weakness but...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1574885634
• ISBN13: 9781574885637
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Potomac Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

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The first reviewer despite his technical expertise may have missed the point, this is use of current skills and inventory against those who employ asymmetical warfare methods. It is a mindset for dealing with such tactics and utilization of our ready resources. I found it informative and useful and wish more policy makers would read it.