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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... population , territory , industrial resources , financial power , and conventional military forces , especially firepower . Often , though not always , attending these material advantages is technological superiority . The stronger side ...
... population , territory , industrial resources , financial power , and conventional military forces , especially firepower . Often , though not always , attending these material advantages is technological superiority . The stronger side ...
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... population of about 194 million (in 1965) and only 2 percent of the total of 2.85 million U.S. military personnel who served in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. In contrast were the “total war” losses of the Vietnamese Communists ...
... population of about 194 million (in 1965) and only 2 percent of the total of 2.85 million U.S. military personnel who served in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. In contrast were the “total war” losses of the Vietnamese Communists ...
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Why Insurgencies Win Jeffrey Record. 18 of the nation's 1860 population of 31 million.) Richard K. Betts has commented on the effects of the “fundamental asymmetry of national interests” at stake in Vietnam: The Vietnamese Communists ...
Why Insurgencies Win Jeffrey Record. 18 of the nation's 1860 population of 31 million.) Richard K. Betts has commented on the effects of the “fundamental asymmetry of national interests” at stake in Vietnam: The Vietnamese Communists ...
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... population and the insurgents' imposition of a “steady accumulation of 'costs' on their opponents.” Just such a strategy had delivered insurgent victories in China in 1949, Indochina in 1954, and Vietnam in 1975—the year that Mack ...
... population and the insurgents' imposition of a “steady accumulation of 'costs' on their opponents.” Just such a strategy had delivered insurgent victories in China in 1949, Indochina in 1954, and Vietnam in 1975—the year that Mack ...
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... , such as those of the United States , whereas reliance on superior cost - tolerance , " best measured as “ losses of life ... relative to population size ... is typical of guerrilla 23 forces such as the Viet Cong.” It is the.
... , such as those of the United States , whereas reliance on superior cost - tolerance , " best measured as “ losses of life ... relative to population size ... is typical of guerrilla 23 forces such as the Viet Cong.” It is the.
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