Intimidation and Fear (The Way to Quickly Defeat an Adversary)

Author: (American), Erman et al.; Translated by Teng Jianqun et al.
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Publishing Date: 2003-08-01
Features: This book extracts the essence of strategy, highlighting the formula "Strength + Strategy = Swift Victory + Complete Victory." It was first completed in 1996 and was highly praised by Donald Rumsfeld, the Defense Secretary of the George W. Bush administration. It was applied in the Iraq War, quickly gaining popularity in the defense and military circles, becoming an important military classic for studying modern warfare. On March 20, 2003, with the outbreak of the US-UK war against Iraq, many people recognized the term "Deterrence" more and more through the media and learned about the US "Rapid Response Group" composed of retired senior generals, with two particularly notable figures being Harlan Erman and James Wade. However, soon after the war began, General Erman strongly criticized that the media had completely misunderstood the theory of "Deterrence." In fact, since the second half of 2002, when the US and UK prepared for the "regime change" war against Iraq, the term "Deterrence" was hyped by the media, initially led by several major newspapers, including the US "New York Times."