Beating Goliath: Why Insurgencies WinBeating Goliath examines the phenomenon of victories by the weak over the strong--more specifically, insurgencies that succeeded against great powers. Jeffrey Record reviews eleven insurgent wars from 1775 to the present and determines why the seemingly weaker side won. He concludes that external assistance correlates more consistently with insurgent success than any other explanation. He does not disparage the critical importance of will, strategy, and strong-side regime type or suggest that external assistance guarantees success. Indeed, in all cases, some combination of these factors is usually present. But Record finds few if any cases of unassisted insurgent victories except against the most decrepit regimes. Having identified the ingredients of insurgent success, Record examines the present insurgency in Iraq and whether the United States can win. In so doing, Record employs a comparative analysis of the Vietnam War and the Iraq War. He also identifies and assesses the influence of distinctive features of the American way of war on the U.S. forces' performance against the Iraqi insurgency. Make no mistake: insurgent victories are the exception, not the rule. But when David does beat Goliath, the consequences can be earth shattering and change the course of history. Jeffrey Record's persuasive logic and clear writing make this timely book a must read for scholars, policymakers, military strategists, and anyone interested in the Iraq War's outcome. |
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No one can say for sure , but what we do know so far is not encouraging :
domestic American public support for the war is declining ; sectarian violence in
Iraq is rising ; and competent and uncorrupted Iraqi military and police forces
able to ...
No one can say for sure , but what we do know so far is not encouraging :
domestic American public support for the war is declining ; sectarian violence in
Iraq is rising ; and competent and uncorrupted Iraqi military and police forces
able to ...
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Success ( Westport , CT : Praeger Security International , 2006 ) , 237 – 314 ;
Alastair Finlan , “ Trapped in the Dead Ground : US Counter - Insurgency
Strategy in Iraq , ” Small Wars and Insurgencies 16 , no . 1 ( March 2005 ) : 1 – 21
; Ahmed ...
Success ( Westport , CT : Praeger Security International , 2006 ) , 237 – 314 ;
Alastair Finlan , “ Trapped in the Dead Ground : US Counter - Insurgency
Strategy in Iraq , ” Small Wars and Insurgencies 16 , no . 1 ( March 2005 ) : 1 – 21
; Ahmed ...
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The literature on U . S . mistakes regarding the decision to invade Iraq and the
handling of events in post - Baathist Iraq is voluminous . See , for examples ,
Gwynne Dyer , Ignorant Armies : Sliding Into War in Iraq ( Toronto : McClelland
and ...
The literature on U . S . mistakes regarding the decision to invade Iraq and the
handling of events in post - Baathist Iraq is voluminous . See , for examples ,
Gwynne Dyer , Ignorant Armies : Sliding Into War in Iraq ( Toronto : McClelland
and ...
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