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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... France in Algeria, Israel in Lebanon, and the United States in Vietnam. “How,” he asks, “do democracies lose [small] wars in spite of their military superiority?” Put succinctly, democracies fail in small wars because they find it ...
... France in Algeria, Israel in Lebanon, and the United States in Vietnam. “How,” he asks, “do democracies lose [small] wars in spite of their military superiority?” Put succinctly, democracies fail in small wars because they find it ...
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... 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 the course 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 the course of ...
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... France , India , Israel , Russia , Sri Lanka , and Turkey— perceived to be occupying , or supporting the occupation of , territory the terrorists considered to be their homeland . ( Post - 2003 actual and thwarted suicide attacks in ...
... France , India , Israel , Russia , Sri Lanka , and Turkey— perceived to be occupying , or supporting the occupation of , territory the terrorists considered to be their homeland . ( Post - 2003 actual and thwarted suicide attacks in ...
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... France intervened on the insurgent side in the American War of Independence ; thirty years later , Britain intervened on the side of the Spanish guerrilla against the French . As Machiavelli warned , " the prince who has more to fear ...
... France intervened on the insurgent side in the American War of Independence ; thirty years later , Britain intervened on the side of the Spanish guerrilla against the French . As Machiavelli warned , " the prince who has more to fear ...
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... France , the difficulties of projecting and sustaining military power across 3,000 miles of often turbulent ocean in the pre - Industrial Age were formidable enough , especially against an American insurgency whose control of most of ...
... France , the difficulties of projecting and sustaining military power across 3,000 miles of often turbulent ocean in the pre - Industrial Age were formidable enough , especially against an American insurgency whose control of most of ...
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