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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... British forces, were defeated, and then switched to irregular warfare.37 Insurgencies that attempt to transition from guerrilla to conventional warfare before the balance of strength at least approaches parity with the regular enemy ...
... British forces, were defeated, and then switched to irregular warfare.37 Insurgencies that attempt to transition from guerrilla to conventional warfare before the balance of strength at least approaches parity with the regular enemy ...
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... British in Malaya or by the Philippine government against the Huks, two cases of successful counterinsurgency by democracies employing a combination of political and social reform and highly discreet use of force. Indeed, in Vietnam ...
... British in Malaya or by the Philippine government against the Huks, two cases of successful counterinsurgency by democracies employing a combination of political and social reform and highly discreet use of force. Indeed, in Vietnam ...
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... British imperial presence so globally overstretched as to drive London to dump the entire issue of an Israeli state upon the United Nations . It is also to be recognized that intentional external assistance may be available to the ...
... British imperial presence so globally overstretched as to drive London to dump the entire issue of an Israeli state upon the United Nations . It is also to be recognized that intentional external assistance may be available to the ...
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... British to sue for peace. Indeed, it is far from clear that the Americans and their French allies were the weaker side in the arena that counted: the Thirteen Colonies. Peak British military strength in the colonies never exceeded ...
... British to sue for peace. Indeed, it is far from clear that the Americans and their French allies were the weaker side in the arena that counted: the Thirteen Colonies. Peak British military strength in the colonies never exceeded ...
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... British supply lines to North America.5 ) The British could take and hold such seaport cities as Boston , New York , Charleston , and Philadelphia . But they could move into the American interior only in great force , and even then they ...
... British supply lines to North America.5 ) The British could take and hold such seaport cities as Boston , New York , Charleston , and Philadelphia . But they could move into the American interior only in great force , and even then they ...
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