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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... between the belligerents is asymmetric . The insurgents can pose no direct threat to the survival of the external power because they lack an invasion capability . On ... the other hand , the metropolitan power poses not simply.
... between the belligerents is asymmetric . The insurgents can pose no direct threat to the survival of the external power because they lack an invasion capability . On ... the other hand , the metropolitan power poses not simply.
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... threat of invasion , but the reality of occupation . This fact is so obvious that its implications have been ignored . It means , crudely speaking , that for the insurgents the war is " total , " while for the external power it is ...
... threat of invasion , but the reality of occupation . This fact is so obvious that its implications have been ignored . It means , crudely speaking , that for the insurgents the war is " total , " while for the external power it is ...
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... threat—the prosecution of the war does not take automatic primacy over other goals pursued by factions within the government, or bureaucracies or other groups pursuing interests which compete for state resources. In a situation of total ...
... threat—the prosecution of the war does not take automatic primacy over other goals pursued by factions within the government, or bureaucracies or other groups pursuing interests which compete for state resources. In a situation of total ...
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... threat of violence in getting what they want. Resistance movements in Nazi-occupied Europe were never in a position to liberate their countries on their own; German forces were too powerful and the Nazi state was exceptionally barbarous ...
... threat of violence in getting what they want. Resistance movements in Nazi-occupied Europe were never in a position to liberate their countries on their own; German forces were too powerful and the Nazi state was exceptionally barbarous ...
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... threats , they will look first to secure themselves from the former and in so doing may compromise or even sacrifice their ability to defeat the latter . Unintentional external assistance unfortunately does not receive the treatment it ...
... threats , they will look first to secure themselves from the former and in so doing may compromise or even sacrifice their ability to defeat the latter . Unintentional external assistance unfortunately does not receive the treatment it ...
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