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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... United States there. America has both a distinctive approach to strategy and a distinctive way of war rooted in its history, culture, political values, and geopolitical circumstances. All of these influences have combined to produce ...
... United States there. America has both a distinctive approach to strategy and a distinctive way of war rooted in its history, culture, political values, and geopolitical circumstances. All of these influences have combined to produce ...
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... United States, the impact of casualties on domestic political opinion is a function primarily of military action's perceived costs, benefits, and chances of success. That said, America's peculiar political system and scientific approach ...
... United States, the impact of casualties on domestic political opinion is a function primarily of military action's perceived costs, benefits, and chances of success. That said, America's peculiar political system and scientific approach ...
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... United States in Vietnam. Western conventional military superiority over non- Western adversaries, which had been a source of European imperial success since the days of the Conquistadores, was exposed after World War II as vulnerable ...
... United States in Vietnam. Western conventional military superiority over non- Western adversaries, which had been a source of European imperial success since the days of the Conquistadores, was exposed after World War II as vulnerable ...
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... United States all had one thing in common : the materially weaker insurgent was more politically determined to win because it had much more riding on the outcome of war than did the stronger external power , for whom the stakes were ...
... United States all had one thing in common : the materially weaker insurgent was more politically determined to win because it had much more riding on the outcome of war than did the stronger external power , for whom the stakes were ...
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... United States could and did wreak enormous destruction in Vietnam, but nothing that happened in Vietnam could or did threaten core overseas U.S. security interests, much less the survival of the United States. It did not help that the ...
... United States could and did wreak enormous destruction in Vietnam, but nothing that happened in Vietnam could or did threaten core overseas U.S. security interests, much less the survival of the United States. It did not help that the ...
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