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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... withdrawals of France from Algeria , the United States from Vietnam , and Israel from Lebanon . But was an articulate minority's moral revulsion over military methods a more powerful factor in determining the outcome of hostilities than ...
... withdrawals of France from Algeria , the United States from Vietnam , and Israel from Lebanon . But was an articulate minority's moral revulsion over military methods a more powerful factor in determining the outcome of hostilities than ...
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... withdrawal from the West Bank) is certainly not. All three of Merom's cases involved, in varying degree, a hated foreign military presence that left the stronger side no real choice other than barbarism or withdrawal. No political ...
... withdrawal from the West Bank) is certainly not. All three of Merom's cases involved, in varying degree, a hated foreign military presence that left the stronger side no real choice other than barbarism or withdrawal. No political ...
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... withdrawal of U.S. forces from Lebanon in 1983–84. He continued, But your most disgraceful case was Somalia, where after vigorous propaganda about the power of the USA and its post– Cold War leadership of the new world order you moved ...
... withdrawal of U.S. forces from Lebanon in 1983–84. He continued, But your most disgraceful case was Somalia, where after vigorous propaganda about the power of the USA and its post– Cold War leadership of the new world order you moved ...
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... It was unassailable ; for Washington's aim was to avoid or postpone decision , and he could do so by withdrawing into inaccessible inaccessible country and impregnable positions . 12 If there was a center of gravity in the Thirteen.
... It was unassailable ; for Washington's aim was to avoid or postpone decision , and he could do so by withdrawing into inaccessible inaccessible country and impregnable positions . 12 If there was a center of gravity in the Thirteen.
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... withdrawal from the colonies or recognition of independence.2 22 There was also growing domestic political opposition to the war . The Americans clearly recognized parliamentary opinion as Britain's key center of gravity , and ...
... withdrawal from the colonies or recognition of independence.2 22 There was also growing domestic political opposition to the war . The Americans clearly recognized parliamentary opinion as Britain's key center of gravity , and ...
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