Beating Goliath: Why Insurgencies WinPotomac Books, Inc., 2011 - Всего страниц: 193 Beating 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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... wars are thus qualitatively different from ... asymmetric. Asymmetry is not a constant in all small wars, however. Maoist revolutionary war theory and practice embraces the evolution of insurgency from asymmetrical to symmetrical conflict ...
... wars are thus qualitatively different from ... asymmetric. Asymmetry is not a constant in all small wars, however. Maoist revolutionary war theory and practice embraces the evolution of insurgency from asymmetrical to symmetrical conflict ...
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... Wars: The Politics of Asymmetric Conflict,” argued that the answer lay in differentials in political will to fight and prevail that were rooted in different perceptions of the stakes at hand. By focusing on will to fight, Mack embraced ...
... Wars: The Politics of Asymmetric Conflict,” argued that the answer lay in differentials in political will to fight and prevail that were rooted in different perceptions of the stakes at hand. By focusing on will to fight, Mack embraced ...
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... war. In such asymmetric conflicts, insurgents may gain political victory from a situation of military stalemate or even defeat.3 Mack went on to observe that in both the French-Indochina War and the American war in Vietnam the outcome ...
... war. In such asymmetric conflicts, insurgents may gain political victory from a situation of military stalemate or even defeat.3 Mack went on to observe that in both the French-Indochina War and the American war in Vietnam the outcome ...
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... war than did the stronger external power, for whom the stakes were lower. In such cases the relationship between the belligerents is asymmetric. The insurgents can pose no direct threat to the survival of the external power because ...
... war than did the stronger external power, for whom the stakes were lower. In such cases the relationship between the belligerents is asymmetric. The insurgents can pose no direct threat to the survival of the external power because ...
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... Wars: A Theory of Asymmetric Conflict” (and a subsequent book of the same title28), has taken up where Mack left off. Contending that Mack was the “one scholar [who] has advanced a strong general explanation of asymmetric conflict ...
... Wars: A Theory of Asymmetric Conflict” (and a subsequent book of the same title28), has taken up where Mack left off. Contending that Mack was the “one scholar [who] has advanced a strong general explanation of asymmetric conflict ...
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Vietnam Perspectives | |
War Without Politics | |
Search and Destroy | |
6Conclusion | |
Notes | |
Glossary | |
Bibliography | |
Index | |
About the Author | |
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