Beating Goliath: Why Insurgencies WinBeating 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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... the Spanish guerrilla against the French (1808–14), the Chinese Communist defeat of the Nationalist Government (1945–49), the French-Indochina War (1946–54), the Vietnam War (1965–75), and the Soviet-Afghan War (1979–89).
... the Spanish guerrilla against the French (1808–14), the Chinese Communist defeat of the Nationalist Government (1945–49), the French-Indochina War (1946–54), the Vietnam War (1965–75), and the Soviet-Afghan War (1979–89).
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The United States had emerged from World War II stronger than any Western power before it, yet had gone on to be defeated by the same enemy that had vanquished the French.
The United States had emerged from World War II stronger than any Western power before it, yet had gone on to be defeated by the same enemy that had vanquished the French.
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In such asymmetric conflicts, insurgents may gain political victory from a situation of military stalemate or even defeat.3 Mack went on to observe that in both the French-Indochina War and the American war in Vietnam the outcome was ...
In such asymmetric conflicts, insurgents may gain political victory from a situation of military stalemate or even defeat.3 Mack went on to observe that in both the French-Indochina War and the American war in Vietnam the outcome was ...
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No other major belligerent in a twentiethcentury war sustained such a high military death toll proportional to its population.16(French military dead in World War I amounted to 3.4 percent of France's total population.17) Another way of ...
No other major belligerent in a twentiethcentury war sustained such a high military death toll proportional to its population.16(French military dead in World War I amounted to 3.4 percent of France's total population.17) Another way of ...
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And surely, there was nothing to learn from France's defeat in Indochina: when was the last time the French had won a war? The United States also had an inferior strategy. Indeed, superior political will—a greater commitment to the ...
And surely, there was nothing to learn from France's defeat in Indochina: when was the last time the French had won a war? The United States also had an inferior strategy. Indeed, superior political will—a greater commitment to the ...
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Vietnam Perspectives | 67 |
War Without Politics | 103 |
Search and Destroy | 117 |
6 Conclusion | 131 |
Notes | 139 |
Glossary | 159 |
Bibliography | 161 |
Index | 175 |
About the Author | 180 |
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