The Israeli incursions into Lebanon in mid-2006 and into Gaza in
late 2008/early 2009 are important studies in contrasts. During the
first, often termed "the Second Lebanon War," Hezbollah fought
Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) seeking hostage rescue and retribution
to a bloody standstill. During the second, Hamas enjoyed far less
success against the same forces avowedly in pursuit of only
self-defense. These and other differences notwithstanding, the two
conflicts are both similar and linked in several important
respects. Each witnessed protagonists that were anxious-even
desperate-to win prestige and demonstrate the capacity to safeguard
survival. Each also confronted a conventional armed force with
antagonists, Hezbollah and Hamas, which are possible prototypes for
the non-state adversaries the US could face in the future.
Moreover, each conflict witnessed the successful prosecution of
information operations in ways that highlighted the importance of
the "new media" in contemporary war. At the same time, the
conflicts were linked intellectually, to the extent that the IDF
studied lessons learned from the first, especially in the realm of
information operations, to condition planning and application for
the second. The current work metaphorically extends IDF lessons
learned to distill insights from the two conflicts for the
education of US Army leaders. Produced in a short period of time,
this anthology represents the collaborative effort of several
organizations, including CAC's Center for Army Lessons Learned, the
Combat Studies Institute, the US Army's Information Operations
Proponent, the Command and General Staff College, and TRADOC's
Intelligence Support Activity. Relying on a mixture of primary and
secondary materials from a variety of sources and agencies, the
authors have combined multiple perspectives under the roof of a
single unclassified study. Like the classics, it reaffirms the
importance of basics and constant introspection as important
prerequisites for military success.
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