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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... administration grasped neither the disparity in interests and will that separated the United States and the Vietnamese Communists nor its consequences. They could find no reason for the enemy's tenacity and staying power. In 1965, U.S. ...
... administration grasped neither the disparity in interests and will that separated the United States and the Vietnamese Communists nor its consequences. They could find no reason for the enemy's tenacity and staying power. In 1965, U.S. ...
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... administration's prewar claim that America had critical interests in preserving an independent non-Communist South Vietnam would likely have escaped convincing challenge. Military victory tends to render moot leadership claims of high ...
... administration's prewar claim that America had critical interests in preserving an independent non-Communist South Vietnam would likely have escaped convincing challenge. Military victory tends to render moot leadership claims of high ...
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... administration's manifest unpreparedness to deal with the statebuilding challenges it encountered in post-Baathist Iraq, most notably a surprise insurgency that has seemingly stalemated U.S. military power there. Regime type can affect ...
... administration's manifest unpreparedness to deal with the statebuilding challenges it encountered in post-Baathist Iraq, most notably a surprise insurgency that has seemingly stalemated U.S. military power there. Regime type can affect ...
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... administration to be overthrown by the occupation of a capital city, no common economic interest whose destruction would bring down the edifice. Was the center of gravity of the rebellion to be found in the Continental army? It was ...
... administration to be overthrown by the occupation of a capital city, no common economic interest whose destruction would bring down the edifice. Was the center of gravity of the rebellion to be found in the Continental army? It was ...
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Vietnam Perspectives | |
War Without Politics | |
Search and Destroy | |
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