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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... War: Why We Lost in Vietnam Hollow Victory: A Contrary View of the Gulf War Beyond Military Reform: American Defense Dilemmas Revising U.S. Military Strategy: Tailoring Means to Ends BEATING GOLIATH Why Insurgencies Win JEFFREY RECORD.
... War: Why We Lost in Vietnam Hollow Victory: A Contrary View of the Gulf War Beyond Military Reform: American Defense Dilemmas Revising U.S. Military Strategy: Tailoring Means to Ends BEATING GOLIATH Why Insurgencies Win JEFFREY RECORD.
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... victory” and declared that the “best strategy is always to be very strong.” But the great Prussian philosopher of war also recognized that “superiority of numbers in a given engagement is only one of the factors that determines victory ...
... victory” and declared that the “best strategy is always to be very strong.” But the great Prussian philosopher of war also recognized that “superiority of numbers in a given engagement is only one of the factors that determines victory ...
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... war, which encourages the pursuit of military victory for its own sake, but also a profound professional military aversion to counterinsurgency, which hands insurgent enemies a major strategic advantage. The following chapter reviews ...
... war, which encourages the pursuit of military victory for its own sake, but also a profound professional military aversion to counterinsurgency, which hands insurgent enemies a major strategic advantage. The following chapter reviews ...
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Why Insurgencies Win Jeffrey Record. guarantee of victory in insurgent wars ... military impact of absent or denied external help, the chapter also looks at ... military victory as an end independent of the reasons for war in the first place.
Why Insurgencies Win Jeffrey Record. guarantee of victory in insurgent wars ... military impact of absent or denied external help, the chapter also looks at ... military victory as an end independent of the reasons for war in the first place.
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Why Insurgencies Win Jeffrey Record. but “the means of war; to impose our will upon the enemy is its object.”1 Mack began his assessment by observing that the ... military victory over the insurgents is unambiguous—as in General Massu's.
Why Insurgencies Win Jeffrey Record. but “the means of war; to impose our will upon the enemy is its object.”1 Mack began his assessment by observing that the ... military victory over the insurgents is unambiguous—as in General Massu's.
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Vietnam Perspectives | |
War Without Politics | |
Search and Destroy | |
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Notes | |
Glossary | |
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About the Author | |
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