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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... casualties on domestic political opinion is a function primarily of military action's perceived costs, benefits, and chances of success. That said, America's peculiar political system and scientific approach to war greatly impede its ...
... casualties on domestic political opinion is a function primarily of military action's perceived costs, benefits, and chances of success. That said, America's peculiar political system and scientific approach to war greatly impede its ...
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... casualty tolerance. The United States withdrew from Vietnam after suffering 58,000 dead—a miniscule fraction of its total population of about 194 million (in 1965) and only 2 percent of the total of 2.85 million U.S. military personnel ...
... casualty tolerance. The United States withdrew from Vietnam after suffering 58,000 dead—a miniscule fraction of its total population of about 194 million (in 1965) and only 2 percent of the total of 2.85 million U.S. military personnel ...
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... casualties—they yield to the temptation to employ barbarism. Barbarism conserves friendly forces, but even when militarily effective it is risky. Barbarism carries the possibility of domestic political discovery (and opposition) as well ...
... casualties—they yield to the temptation to employ barbarism. Barbarism conserves friendly forces, but even when militarily effective it is risky. Barbarism carries the possibility of domestic political discovery (and opposition) as well ...
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... casualties and other war costs to subvert the enemy's political will to continue fighting. Protraction also requires a willingness to trade space and resources for time because attempted territorial defense plays to the conventional ...
... casualties and other war costs to subvert the enemy's political will to continue fighting. Protraction also requires a willingness to trade space and resources for time because attempted territorial defense plays to the conventional ...
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... casualties seem even less sensible . In the final analysis , then , events in the battlefield of small wars and the political requirements they entail create a front against the war that operates in the marketplace of ideas at home ...
... casualties seem even less sensible . In the final analysis , then , events in the battlefield of small wars and the political requirements they entail create a front against the war that operates in the marketplace of ideas at home ...
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