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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... stronger side (the heavyweight) usually beats the weaker side (the lightweight), all things else being equal. The problem is that all things else are often not equal. The United States enjoys unprecedented global conventional military ...
... stronger side (the heavyweight) usually beats the weaker side (the lightweight), all things else being equal. The problem is that all things else are often not equal. The United States enjoys unprecedented global conventional military ...
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... sides employ regular forces against each other. In terms of regularity, conventional wars are thus symmetric ... weaker to the stronger side entail predominately conventional mobile and positional military operations supported by ...
... sides employ regular forces against each other. In terms of regularity, conventional wars are thus symmetric ... weaker to the stronger side entail predominately conventional mobile and positional military operations supported by ...
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... weaker enemies, but they nonetheless go on to win more often than not—testimony to the advantage of being a great ... side defeat in guerrilla wars. A critical factor in insurgent success is foreign help, which is the subject of chapter ...
... weaker enemies, but they nonetheless go on to win more often than not—testimony to the advantage of being a great ... side defeat in guerrilla wars. A critical factor in insurgent success is foreign help, which is the subject of chapter ...
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... 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 indeed suffer inherent ...
... 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 indeed suffer inherent ...
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... weak was provoked by a series of events: the success of the Chinese Communists in 1949, the rapid and largely unexpected ... side's loss to the weaker, Andrew Mack, in his pioneering 1975 assessment, “Why Big Nations Lose Small Wars: The ...
... weak was provoked by a series of events: the success of the Chinese Communists in 1949, the rapid and largely unexpected ... side's loss to the weaker, Andrew Mack, in his pioneering 1975 assessment, “Why Big Nations Lose Small Wars: The ...
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