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1	Principen om marin överraskning i princip Steén, Linus January 2018 (has links) The principle of war, surprise, has long been criticized for being imprecise and in need of interpretation. Some believe it is because of this ambiguity that the principle has survived in military doctrine. The purpose of the study is thereby to empirically test the principle of surprise to investigate its validity in modern naval warfare. Due to the lack of precision in doctrine, the surprise has been interpreted into an analytical instrument based on the compiled thoughts written by theoreticians; Sun Zi, Carl Von Clausewitz, Raoul Castex and Milan Vego. The analytical instrument aims to identify whether criteria for surprise are represented or not in a context of successful surprise. This was achieved through a two-case study based on a qualitative text analysis of the methods used by the Sea Tigers of Sri Lanka and the attack on ARA General Belgrano during the Falklands War. The study shows that all the criteria were met in some way in both cases and that the military principal surprise is valid as a principle of war in modern naval warfare. Further research is recommended to investigate more cases and not to limit the research to a tactical level. Surprise modern naval warfare principles of war LTTE Sea tigers General Belgrano Sun Zi Clausewitz Castex Vego Överraskning modern marin krigföring sjökrigföring grundprinciper LTTE Sjötigrarna General Belgrano Sun Zi Clausewitz Castex Vego Övrig annan samhällsvetenskap
2	Principen om överraskning – en daterad tanke i modern marin krigföring? Furugård, Alf January 2017 (has links) The principles of war are appreciated as guidelines in doctrines and theorist Robert R. Leonhard states that surprise is more vital than ever in combat, but criticism is equally distributed. The principles might not even be valid since they lack examination systematically and empirically. The purpose of this study is to examine the principle of surprise through a case study based upon naval operations during the Yom Kippur and Falklands War. This tentative study is based on the thoughts of classical theorists. These thoughts are operationalized and subsequently investigated in literature in order to evaluate the validity. The results show that the principle of surprise is valid to some extent in modern combat, but the factors validity may vary. The principle of surprise also becomes more nuanced in this study, as indicators and examples became connected to the principle. It can be concluded that the study identifies a need for further empirical research as well as investigation on whether new factors can be discovered in modern combat. Överraskning krigföringens grundprinciper marina operationer Falklandskriget Yom Kippur-kriget Slaget vid Latakia Sänkningen av General Belgrano Other Social Sciences Annan samhällsvetenskap

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