aka 4GW - [Fourth Generation Warfare]

aka Asymmetric Warfare

Dealing With Terrorism

William Lind says Fourth Generation war is not merely a new name for insurgency or [Guerilla Warfare]. What is at stake in 4GW is not who rules the state, but the fate of the state itself.

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introduced (1989!) in article "Changing Face of War: Into the Fourth Generation" by William Lind, [Keith Nightengale] (USA), Captain [John Schmitt] ([USMC]), Colonel [Joseph Sutton] (USA), and Lieutenant Colonel [G I Wilson]

[Generations Of War]

• [First Generation]: [Line And Column] tactics, from [Peace Of Westphalia] through American Civil War. CultUre of order, but order on the battlefield began to decay in the face of large armies and technological advancement.

• [Second Generation]: French Army after World War I - deal with increasing disorder by trying to impose order. Aka firepower/attrition warfare. Inward focus, imposed discipline, synchronization. Still largely the American way of war.

• [Third Generation]: German Army during World War I - more [Adapt Ive], rely on speed and tempo; [Non Linear]; [Storm Troop]/[Blitz Krieg]. Outward focus, initiative, [Self Discipline].

• [Fourth Generation]: loyalties have transferred from the State to Non State Actor-s: Tribal Ism, Monothe Ism, gangs, etc. A "war" involves many multiple entities, using multiple means, for multiple goals.

the "canon" - 7 books covering military strategy

• [CEWhite]: The [Enlightened Soldier] ISBN:0275929361

• [Robert Doughty]: The [Seeds Of Disaster] ISBN:0208020969

• [Bruce Gudmundsson]: [Stormtroop Tactics] ISBN:0275954013

• [Martin Samuels]: [Command Or Control]? ISBN:0714642142

• [Robert Doughty]: The [Breaking Point] ISBN:0208022813

• Martin Van Creveld: [Fighting Power] ISBN:0313233330

• Martin Van Creveld: [Transformation Of War] ISBN:0674144414

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