Characterizing and Exploring the Implications of Maritime Irregular Warfare

Although irregular warfare includes a range of activities in which naval forces have played an integral role, there has been little examination of the characteristics or potential of such operations in maritime environments. An assessment of the maritime component of a series of historical and ongoi...

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Main Authors Dunigan, Molly, Hoffmann, Dick, Chalk, Peter, Nichiporuk, Brian, DeLuca, Paul
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Santa Monica RAND Corporation 2012
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RAND Corp
Edition1
Subjects
Case studies
History
International relations
Irregular warfare
Maritime terrorism
Military forces and sectors
Naval art and science
Naval forces and warfare
Piracy
Political activism / Political engagement
Political Science
Politics and government
Prevention
Riverine operations
Society and Social Sciences
Terrorism, armed struggle
thema EDItEUR
United States
Warfare and defence
United States
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Summary:Although irregular warfare includes a range of activities in which naval forces have played an integral role, there has been little examination of the characteristics or potential of such operations in maritime environments. An assessment of the maritime component of a series of historical and ongoing operations reveals that current notions of irregular warfare would benefit from increased recognition of potential maritime contributions.
Bibliography:Prepared for the United States Navy.
National Defense Research Institute.
Available also in a print ed.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
Title from title screen.
ISBN:0833058916
9780833058911
9780833059239
0833059238
DOI:10.7249/MG1127NAVY