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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... failed U.S. uses of force since 1945—in Vietnam, Lebanon, and Somalia (the jury is still out on Iraq)—have been against materially weaker enemies. In wars both hot and cold, the United States has fared consistently well against such ...
... failed U.S. uses of force since 1945—in Vietnam, Lebanon, and Somalia (the jury is still out on Iraq)—have been against materially weaker enemies. In wars both hot and cold, the United States has fared consistently well against such ...
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... failure in Iraq , I employ previously published research comparing the Vietnam and Iraq wars.5 Comparison to Vietnam does not - and is not intended to suggest the inevitability or even likelihood of U.S. defeat in Iraq; the differences ...
... failure in Iraq , I employ previously published research comparing the Vietnam and Iraq wars.5 Comparison to Vietnam does not - and is not intended to suggest the inevitability or even likelihood of U.S. defeat in Iraq; the differences ...
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... failure to isolate the weaker side from foreign help. Indeed, external assistance appears to be the most common enabler of insurgent success. And it does not help if the Goliath in question is a modern democracy. Democratic Goliaths do ...
... failure to isolate the weaker side from foreign help. Indeed, external assistance appears to be the most common enabler of insurgent success. And it does not help if the Goliath in question is a modern democracy. Democratic Goliaths do ...
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... failure against an enemy who could and did withdraw from combat when it suited him to do so . A strategy of attrition guaranteed a military stalemate , which in turn guaranteed attrition of American political will . In explaining the ...
... failure against an enemy who could and did withdraw from combat when it suited him to do so . A strategy of attrition guaranteed a military stalemate , which in turn guaranteed attrition of American political will . In explaining the ...
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... failed to realize that where the external power has been forced to withdraw , it has been as a consequence of internal dissent . 22 Mack's postulation of a built - in asymmetry of interest and attendant willingness to sacrifice in wars ...
... failed to realize that where the external power has been forced to withdraw , it has been as a consequence of internal dissent . 22 Mack's postulation of a built - in asymmetry of interest and attendant willingness to sacrifice in wars ...
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