Introduction: On the Limitations of Military Doctrine

Khalidi talks about the mighty Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Put to almost immediate test in southern Lebanon, the IDF's experience with SOD in July 2006 was disastrous. Not only did its intellectual content challenge senior officers' understanding, but its somewhat rarified Foucauldian pre...

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Published inJournal of Palestine studies Vol. 45; no. 2; pp. 127 - 146
Main Author Khalidi, Ahmad Samih
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berkeley Taylor & Francis Ltd 01.12.2016
Subjects
Armed forces
Battlefields
Epistemological doctrines
War
Lebanon
Israel
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Summary:Khalidi talks about the mighty Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Put to almost immediate test in southern Lebanon, the IDF's experience with SOD in July 2006 was disastrous. Not only did its intellectual content challenge senior officers' understanding, but its somewhat rarified Foucauldian precepts sowed confusion rather than clarity on the battlefield, with the consequence that orders were misunderstood, misinterpreted, or altogether ignored.
ISSN:0377-919X
1533-8614
DOI:10.1525/jps.2016.45.2.127