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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... France and then the United States out of Indochina ; and mujahideen handed the Soviet Union its own Vietnam in Afghanistan . Relative military power is a very imperfect predictor of war outcomes . Carl von Clausewitz believed that ...
... France and then the United States out of Indochina ; and mujahideen handed the Soviet Union its own Vietnam in Afghanistan . Relative military power is a very imperfect predictor of war outcomes . Carl von Clausewitz believed that ...
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... France's violent defeat in Indochina and Algeria, and above all the defeat and humiliation of the United States in Vietnam. Western conventional military superiority over non- Western adversaries, which had been a source of European ...
... France's violent defeat in Indochina and Algeria, and above all the defeat and humiliation of the United States in Vietnam. Western conventional military superiority over non- Western adversaries, which had been a source of European ...
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... France's total population. 17 ) Another way of putting the 5.5 percent loss in perspective: it would equal about 16.5 million dead from the current U.S. population of almost 300 million. (The 600,000 dead in the American Civil War, by ...
... France's total population. 17 ) Another way of putting the 5.5 percent loss in perspective: it would equal about 16.5 million dead from the current U.S. population of almost 300 million. (The 600,000 dead in the American Civil War, by ...
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... France's defeat in Indochina: when was the last time the French had won a war? The United States also had an inferior strategy. Indeed, superior political will—a greater commitment to the fight—would not, alone, seem sufficient to ...
... France's defeat in Indochina: when was the last time the French had won a war? The United States also had an inferior strategy. Indeed, superior political will—a greater commitment to the fight—would not, alone, seem sufficient to ...
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... France in Algeria , the United States in Vietnam , Israel in the West Bank and Gaza Strip ) . 32 Two strategies are also available to the weaker side : " direct defense , " which entails " the use of armed forces to thwart the stronger ...
... France in Algeria , the United States in Vietnam , Israel in the West Bank and Gaza Strip ) . 32 Two strategies are also available to the weaker side : " direct defense , " which entails " the use of armed forces to thwart the stronger ...
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