Small wars are operations undertaken under executive authority, wherein military force is combined with diplomatic pressure in the internal or external affairs of another state whose government is unstable, inadequate, or unsatisfactory for the preservation of life and of such interests as are determined by the foreign policy of our Nation.
--Small Wars Manual, 1940
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Formerly the SWJ Magazine. Last 10 articles follow, or see all articles. Damn! Are we getting some great contributions on timely and important topics, or what?
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- Questioning a Deity
- A Multilateral Solution to Somali Piracy
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