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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... Vietnamese struggle against the 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 ...
... Vietnamese struggle against the 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 ...
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... Vietnamese Communists invested all their energy and available resources in waging war , U.S. annual defense spending during the war averaged only 7.5 percent of its gross national product and included other large military commitments in ...
... Vietnamese Communists invested all their energy and available resources in waging war , U.S. annual defense spending during the war averaged only 7.5 percent of its gross national product and included other large military commitments in ...
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... Vietnamese.” 14 Nothing testifies more to the disparity in willingness to sacrifice in the Vietnam War than the difference in casualty tolerance. The United States withdrew from Vietnam after suffering 58,000 dead—a miniscule fraction ...
... Vietnamese.” 14 Nothing testifies more to the disparity in willingness to sacrifice in the Vietnam War than the difference in casualty tolerance. The United States withdrew from Vietnam after suffering 58,000 dead—a miniscule fraction ...
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... Vietnamese Communists were fighting for their country as well as their principles, while the Americans had only principles at stake—and as the antiwar case became steadily more persuasive, even those principles were discredited. The ...
... Vietnamese Communists were fighting for their country as well as their principles, while the Americans had only principles at stake—and as the antiwar case became steadily more persuasive, even those principles were discredited. The ...
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... Vietnamese regime the Americans were fighting to save . Gen. William C. Westmoreland never comprehended the political consequences of his strategy because he saw the Vietnam War as a military contest , not a political struggle . Even ...
... Vietnamese regime the Americans were fighting to save . Gen. William C. Westmoreland never comprehended the political consequences of his strategy because he saw the Vietnam War as a military contest , not a political struggle . Even ...
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