The Sling and the Stone : On War in the 21st Century (Record no. 60783)
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| fixed length control field | 01701nam a22001457a 4500 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 355.0218 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Hammes, Thomas X. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Sling and the Stone : On War in the 21st Century |
| Statement of responsibility | Col. Thomas X. Hammes |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | GHQ, Rawalpindi |
| Name of publisher | Army Publishing House |
| Year of publication | 2013 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xiv,321 Pages |
| Other physical details | 22x16 cm |
| -- | PB |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Include References and Index |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | David s sling-and-stone fight against Goliath isn t that far from Iraqi insurgents fighting against coalition forces. While the Department of Defense (DOD) continues to build a high-tech American military to win wars against other, albeit second-tier, Goliaths, insurgents have adopted and are practicing sling-and-stone, low-tech, fourth generation warfare (4GW). These 4GW warriors rely on networks of people over networks of state-of-the-art, high-tech weapons. Colonel Thomas X. Hammes, USMC, explores the evolution and current practice of 4GW. DOD s focus on high-tech drives its doctrine, organization, training, and education to teach people to take advantage of technology not to think about, fight, and win wars, says Hammes. Just as the world has evolved from on industrial society to an information-based society, so has warfare. Information collection against today s threats requires a greater investment in human skills. Technology by itself is not the answer. The U.S. defence establishment s failure to address the importance of human knowledge over that of technology leaves us unprepared to deal with the kind of wars we are fighting today and those we are most likely to face in the future fourth generation wars. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Operational Art (Military Science) |
| -- | Asymmetric Warfare |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Collection code | Permanent Location | Current Location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Non-fiction | Garrison Public Library Multan | Garrison Public Library Multan | General Stacks | 2019-10-16 | MSL | 355.0218 H198S 2013 | 18010 | Books |