“Seventeen years ago, a small group of authors introduced the concept of ‘Four Generations of War.’ Frankly, the concept did not get much traction for the first dozen years. Then came 9/11….

“…[T]he purpose of this article: to widen the discussion on what forms 4GW may take and to
offer a possible model for the next generation of war: 5GW.”

Read more: Fourth-Generation Warfare Evolves, Fifth Emerges, by Colonel T. X. Hammes, USMC, Retired

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