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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... Saddam Hussein's Iraq, the United States failed to defeat Vietnamese infantry in Indochina, terrorists in Lebanon, and warlords in Somalia. In each case the American Goliath was militarily checked or politically defeated by the local ...
... Saddam Hussein's Iraq, the United States failed to defeat Vietnamese infantry in Indochina, terrorists in Lebanon, and warlords in Somalia. In each case the American Goliath was militarily checked or politically defeated by the local ...
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... attack was conducted in Iraq during the twenty - five years of Baathist rule , even though al Qaeda and other radical Islamist groups regarded Saddam Hussein's secular state as an apostate regime . Saddam Hussein had.
... attack was conducted in Iraq during the twenty - five years of Baathist rule , even though al Qaeda and other radical Islamist groups regarded Saddam Hussein's secular state as an apostate regime . Saddam Hussein had.
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... Saddam Hussein's 1990 decision to invade Kuwait and his subsequent refusal to evacuate that country , even as a huge U.S. - orchestrated coalition force massed to evict him , was his conviction that the United States had little stomach ...
... Saddam Hussein's 1990 decision to invade Kuwait and his subsequent refusal to evacuate that country , even as a huge U.S. - orchestrated coalition force massed to evict him , was his conviction that the United States had little stomach ...
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