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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And while modern democracies have displayed greater difficulty than
dictatorships in sustaining protracted wars against irregular adversaries, there
are enough instances of democratic success against insurgent foes (and
insurgent victories ...
And while modern democracies have displayed greater difficulty than
dictatorships in sustaining protracted wars against irregular adversaries, there
are enough instances of democratic success against insurgent foes (and
insurgent victories ...
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This approach can and has produced politically sterile military successes.
Reinforcing national aversion to ... Indeed, external assistance appears to be the
most common enabler of insurgent success. And it does not help if the Goliath in
...
This approach can and has produced politically sterile military successes.
Reinforcing national aversion to ... Indeed, external assistance appears to be the
most common enabler of insurgent success. And it does not help if the Goliath in
...
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... the success of the Chinese Communists in 1949, the rapid and largely
unexpected disintegration of European colonial ... had been a source of
European imperial success since the days of the Conquistadores, was exposed
after World War ...
... the success of the Chinese Communists in 1949, the rapid and largely
unexpected disintegration of European colonial ... had been a source of
European imperial success since the days of the Conquistadores, was exposed
after World War ...
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1 Mack began his assessment by observing that the combination of the West's
record of military success in the third world during the nineteenth and early
twentieth centuries and the Allied experience in World Wars I and II “served to
reinforce ...
1 Mack began his assessment by observing that the combination of the West's
record of military success in the third world during the nineteenth and early
twentieth centuries and the Allied experience in World Wars I and II “served to
reinforce ...
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... formidably insightful, are nonetheless inadequate because they fail to explain
why most insurgencies fail or why almost all successful insurgencies have in
common something other than superior motivation and strategy: external
assistance.
... formidably insightful, are nonetheless inadequate because they fail to explain
why most insurgencies fail or why almost all successful insurgencies have in
common something other than superior motivation and strategy: external
assistance.
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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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