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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Why Insurgencies Win Jeffrey Record. commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam (1964–68), conceded that the U.S. leadership “underestimated the toughness of the Vietnamese.”14 Nothing testifies more to the disparity in willingness to sacrifice ...
Why Insurgencies Win Jeffrey Record. commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam (1964–68), conceded that the U.S. leadership “underestimated the toughness of the Vietnamese.”14 Nothing testifies more to the disparity in willingness to sacrifice ...
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... U.S. blindness to the fact and implications of the Vietnam Communists' commitment to total war were an ignorance of ... forces came out in the open and tried to take and hold fixed positions, thereby exposing themselves to crushing U.S. ...
... U.S. blindness to the fact and implications of the Vietnam Communists' commitment to total war were an ignorance of ... forces came out in the open and tried to take and hold fixed positions, thereby exposing themselves to crushing U.S. ...
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... force,” he observed, “is characteristic of conventional forces, such as those of the United States, whereas reliance on superior cost-tolerance,” best measured as “losses of life ... relative to population size ... is typical of ...
... force,” he observed, “is characteristic of conventional forces, such as those of the United States, whereas reliance on superior cost-tolerance,” best measured as “losses of life ... relative to population size ... is typical of ...
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... United States in 1941. Post-Bismarckian German statecraft and war planning ... military power to such fights. As great powers they must always prepare first ... forces. Distance dilutes combat power. Great powers use expeditionary forces ...
... United States in 1941. Post-Bismarckian German statecraft and war planning ... military power to such fights. As great powers they must always prepare first ... forces. Distance dilutes combat power. Great powers use expeditionary forces ...
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... United States, even obvious wars of choice—the Korean, Vietnam, Gulf, and Iraq wars—are embraced as crusades against the forces of evil, with the attendant demonization of enemy leaders and ideologies. No great power abjures wars of ...
... United States, even obvious wars of choice—the Korean, Vietnam, Gulf, and Iraq wars—are embraced as crusades against the forces of evil, with the attendant demonization of enemy leaders and ideologies. No great power abjures wars of ...
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Vietnam Perspectives | |
War Without Politics | |
Search and Destroy | |
6Conclusion | |
Notes | |
Glossary | |
Bibliography | |
Index | |
About the Author | |
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