Small wars

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

See also

• Total war

External links

• [http://www.smallwars.quantico.usmc.mil]Small Wars Center of Excellence (USMC)
• [http://www.smallwarsjournal.com/index.html]Small Wars Journal
• [http://www.britains-smallwars.com]Britain's Small Wars
• [http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/awc-lesn.htm#smallwars]Small Wars and Guerrilla Wars (USAF)
• [http://www.smallwarsjournal.com/documents/smallwarsmanual.pdf]USMC Small Wars Manual (PDF)