This thesis sets out from Jim Storr’s theories about the human paradigm in contemporarywars. The outline is to consider combat as a fundamentally human activity, and the purpose isthus to provide an alternative perspective on how victory could be perceived on the battlefield.The Israeli warfare during the Second Lebanon war will be analyzed through the theories of theHuman Paradigm.The thesis concludes that the human paradigm does indeed provide a viable framework forhow tactics should be understood in its political context and provides valuable insights as to howto fighting organizations could be rendered more efficient.