Shock Theory

Author: Harry A. Elman
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This book is a research report prepared by a retired American general for the U.S. government to formulate countermeasures against the post-Cold War strategic development trends. It is hailed as the American version of "The Art of War" and the key to understanding the Iraq War. The core idea of this book is to achieve the ideal effect of "subduing the enemy without fighting" by destroying the enemy's will, perception, and understanding. It extracts the essence of strategy, advocating that "power + strategy = rapid victory + complete victory." "Deterrence and Fear" was first written in 1996, and "Rapidly Defeating the Enemy" was first written in 1997, and was highly praised by Donald Rumsfeld, the Defense Secretary of the Bush administration. In the spring of 2003, it was practically applied in the Iraq War and quickly gained popularity in the international military community, becoming an important military classic for studying modern warfare.