The concept was first described by the authors William S. Lind, Colonel Keith Nightengale (USA), Captain John F. Schmitt (USMC), Colonel Joseph W. Sutton (USA), and Lieutenant Colonel Gary I. Wilson (USMCR) in a 1989 Marine Corps Gazette article entitled 'The Changing Face of War: Into the Fourth Generation'.
The generations of warfare described by these authors are,
1st Generation, Tactics of line and column, which developed during the age of the musket. Examples being English Civil War, American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.
2nd Generation, Tactics of linear fire and movement, with reliance on indirect fire.
Examples being American Civil War, World War 1, Spanish Civil War and World War 2
3rd Generation, Tactics of infiltration to bypass and collapse the enemies combat forces rather than seeking to close with and destroy them, and defense in depth.
Examples being, Korean War, Six Day War, Yom Kippur War and the Gulf War.
4th Generation, The use of fourth generation warfare can be traced to the post World War 2 Cold War period, as Superpowers and Major Powers attempted to retain their grip on Colonies and captured territories.
Fourth Generation warfare has often involved an insurgent group or non-state entity trying to implement their own government or reestablish an old government over the current ruling power.
Unable to withstand direct combat against bombers, tanks and machine guns etc, the non state entity has used secrecy, confusion and terror to overcome the technological gap.
In a nutshell Fourth Generation warfare is the fight against Terrorism.
it wasn't a cause but it was what the Germans believe is the reason they lost the war
NO one cause there was no world war 4
Distrust and racism led to the internment of Japanese Americans during World War 2. Even families that had lived in the United States for generations were sent to camps.
You must be referring to the Cold War. The two super powers, the USA and Soviet Union were involved in war that did not lead to a hot war, but an arms race and the space race, as well as the domino theory.
Evolution Theory, Force Theory, Divine Right Theory, Social Contract Theory
No. There is no scientific evidence to support this theory.
New generations are better suited to survive than previous generations.
There are currently 4 generations.
Theory of War was created in 1992.
there are 4 generations of the ipod touch
there are 4 generations of ipod touches
4 generations
There are several theories on why the Maya Civilization deteriorated. Theory 1: Diseases Theory 2: War Theory 3: Famine (several years of bad/no crops) Theory 4: Combination of the above
Generations - 1989 1-4 was released on: USA: 19 November 1989
Finny's theory about the war is that it is fake.
The ISBN of Theory of War is 0-233-98810-6.
The Generations Project - 2010 Graham 3-4 was released on: USA: 2011