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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
How a new understanding of warfare can help the military fight
today's conflicts more effectively The way wars are fought has
changed starkly over the past sixty years. International military
campaigns used to play out between armies at central fronts.
Today's conflicts find major powers facing rebel insurgencies
deploying elusive methods, from improvised explosives to terrorist
attacks. Presenting a transformative understanding of these
contemporary confrontations, Small Wars, Big Data shows that a
revolution in the study of conflict yields new insights into
terrorism, civil wars, and foreign interventions. Modern warfare is
not about struggles over territory but over people; civilians-and
the information they might provide-can turn the tide at critical
junctures. Drawing lessons from conflicts in locations around the
world, Small Wars, Big Data provides groundbreaking perspectives
for how small wars can be better strategized and favorably won.
How a new understanding of warfare can help the military fight
today's conflicts more effectively The way wars are fought has
changed starkly over the past sixty years. International military
campaigns used to play out between large armies at central fronts.
Today's conflicts find major powers facing rebel insurgencies that
deploy elusive methods, from improvised explosives to terrorist
attacks. Small Wars, Big Data presents a transformative
understanding of these contemporary confrontations and how they
should be fought. The authors show that a revolution in the study
of conflict--enabled by vast data, rich qualitative evidence, and
modern methods-yields new insights into terrorism, civil wars, and
foreign interventions. Modern warfare is not about struggles over
territory but over people; civilians-and the information they might
choose to provide-can turn the tide at critical junctures. The
authors draw practical lessons from the past two decades of
conflict in locations ranging from Latin America and the Middle
East to Central and Southeast Asia. Building an information-centric
understanding of insurgencies, the authors examine the
relationships between rebels, the government, and civilians. This
approach serves as a springboard for exploring other aspects of
modern conflict, including the suppression of rebel activity, the
role of mobile communications networks, the links between aid and
violence, and why conventional military methods might provide
short-term success but undermine lasting peace. Ultimately the
authors show how the stronger side can almost always win the
villages, but why that does not guarantee winning the war. Small
Wars, Big Data provides groundbreaking perspectives for how small
wars can be better strategized and favorably won to the benefit of
the local population.
Margarethe, the proud, impetuous daughter of a nobleman in Germany,
wants no part in her father's plans to marry her off to Count von
Schonstein's son, Eric, so that the two nobles can join forces
against the "upstart" burghers. She would much rather stay at home
with her beloved younger sister, Else, but Else will soon be
leaving to spend the rest of her life in a convent. Unlike her
gentle, pious sister, Margarethe is certain that God's only desire
is to make her life miserable, especially now that she refuses to
participate in the rites and ceremonies of the Church. When her
brother, Fritz, brings her an "indulgence" from far-off J terbog,
she doubts that even this can make her acceptable to an angry God.
Then from her great-aunt, Margarethe hears of another religion, one
almost forgotten, that taught that God loves the world, and she
longs to know if this message is true. As the controversy
surrounding the teachings of Martin Luther and Ulrich Zwinglius
intensifies, she and her dear friend, Anna, along with Fritz and
Eric, must decide what part they might play in the emerging
Reformation.
Diese Arbeit entstand wiihrend meiner Tatigkeit als
wissenschaftIicher Mitarbeiter am Lehrstuhl fur Informatik und
Operation Research der Universitat Passau im Rahmen eines
langfristigen Forschungsprojektes zur Realisierung leistungsfahiger
Entscheidungsunterstiitzender Systeme ftir komplexe Anwendungen
(wie z.B. das Scheduling von Projekten). Gegenstand der
vorliegenden Arbeit ist die Konzep tion eines Verwaltungssystemes,
mit dem die in einem Rechnersystem verftigbare Software problem-
und anwenderspezifisch zu effizient arbeitenden Entschei
dungsunterstiitzenden Systemen zusammengestellt werden kann. Auf
einer SUN-Workstation wurden verschiedene Moglichkeiten zur
Implemen tie rung eines derartigen Verwaltungssystemes untersucht.
1m einzelnen wurden eine Realisierung tiber PROLOG, eine
Realisierung tiber trickreiche PASCAL Pointerstrukturen und eine
Realsierung tiber die relationale Datenbank INGRES betrachtet. Der
Datenbank-Ansatz, bei dem die Datenbank mit Hilfe der
Datenbank-Anfragesprache QUEL aus C-Programmen heraus gesteuert
wurde, erwies sich dabei den anderen Ansatzen gegentiber sowohl von
der Performance als auch yom Programmieraufwand her als tiberlegen.
Zur Zeit wird nach den in dieser Arbeit entwickelten Konzepten ein
Verwaltungs system fur ein Entscheidungsuntersttitzendes System im
Bereich der Projekt planung aufgebaut. Dabei sind Standard-Software
und an verschiedenen Universitaten entwickelte Spezial-Software zu
einem leistungsfahigen Gesamt system zu integrieren. Ftir die
langfristige Forderung dieser Arbeit und seine zahlreichen
Anregungen und Verbesserungsvorschlagen gilt mein besonderer Dank
Herrn Professor Dr."
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