Recommended Reading: In Harmonium
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I will be reading the above.
Note today's Zenpundit post [1] which includes links the the "Hybrid Wards" concept. The "Hybrid War" is a better view of 4GW in XGW then the Lind/Hammes 4GW as advanced/evolved insurgency + Information Warfare definition.
[1] http://zenpundit.com/?p=2837
In the same post Zen links to a shortened verison of the above 'notes' Marc Tyrrell posted at CTLab. (The longer version is worth the extra effort)
Agreed on the Hybrid Wars concept. very much worthy of further study.
I noticed that afterword. I have been slowing reading through them. Pretty good stuff so far.
I've added In Harmonium to the list of blogs that I routinely check on. Perhaps the viewpoint of the cultural anthropologist toward 5GW thinking is worth futher attention.