"In this clear and engaging introduction, Rod Thornton unpacks the meaning and significance of asymmetric warfare, in both civilian and military realms, and examines why it has become such an important subject for study. He seeks to provide answers to key questions, such as how weaker opponents apply asymmetric techniques against the Western world, and shows how the West's military superiority can be seriously undermined by asymmetric threats. The book concludes by looking at the ways in which the US, the state most vulnerable to asymmetric attack, is attempting to cope with some new battlefield realities."

1What is Asymmetric Warfare? 1 -- 2 Terrorist Asymmetric Adversary 25 -- 3 Asymmetry and Information Warfare 53 -- 4 Asymmetry and Air Power 78 -- 5 Asymmetry and Sea Power 102 -- 6 Asymmetry and Land Power 126 -- 7 US Military and its Response to the Asymmetric Opponent 150.