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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What is not in dispute is that all major failed U.S. uses of force since 1945— in Vietnam, Lebanon, and Somalia (the jury is still out on Iraq)—have been against materially weaker enemies. In wars both hot and cold, the United States ...
What is not in dispute is that all major failed U.S. uses of force since 1945— in Vietnam, Lebanon, and Somalia (the jury is still out on Iraq)—have been against materially weaker enemies. In wars both hot and cold, the United States ...
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... and on the actual and potential role of foreign assistance in determining the war's outcome. To sharpen the analysis of prospects for strong-actor success/failure in Iraq, I employ previously published research comparing the Vietnam ...
... and on the actual and potential role of foreign assistance in determining the war's outcome. To sharpen the analysis of prospects for strong-actor success/failure in Iraq, I employ previously published research comparing the Vietnam ...
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... but their exceptional defeats are almost always the result of a combination of inferior political will, ineffective strategic interaction with the enemy, and failure to isolate the weaker side from foreign help.
... but their exceptional defeats are almost always the result of a combination of inferior political will, ineffective strategic interaction with the enemy, and failure to isolate the weaker side from foreign help.
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Even militarily, attrition was doomed to failure against an enemy who could and did withdraw from combat when it suited him to do so. A strategy of attrition guaranteed a military stalemate, which in turn guaranteed attrition of ...
Even militarily, attrition was doomed to failure against an enemy who could and did withdraw from combat when it suited him to do so. A strategy of attrition guaranteed a military stalemate, which in turn guaranteed attrition of ...
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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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