Methodology, analysis, positioning -- Schoolbook wars, textbook units -- War on the frontier: a hybrid conflict? -- The IDF reacts: Loose-coupling, in-between organizations and organizational adaptation -- Swift trust, speedy organizing: cohesion and modularity in military operations -- "Tactical bubbles," "civilian seductions," and "three-block warfare": the military, the city, and urban combat -- The sociology and psychology of contemporary urban warfare -- Technology, gender, and new combat roles: forces along the separation barrier -- "Human rights," "precision warfare," and violence: minimizing casualties and the Al-Aqsa Intifada