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Beating Goliath : why insurgencies win / Jeffrey Record.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Record, Jeffrey.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Insurgency--History--20th century.
- Insurgency.
- Insurgency--History--21st century.
- Iraq War, 2003-2011.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
- History.
- United States--History, Military--20th century.
- United States.
- History, Military.
- United States--History, Military--21st century.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 180 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, [2007]
- Summary:
- An urgently needed analysis of why great powers lose asymmetrical wars
- Contents:
- 1 Explaining Goliath Defeats: Will, Strategy, and Type of Government 1
- 2 The Role of External Assistance 23
- 3 The Iraqi Insurgency: Vietnam Perspectives 67
- 4 The American Way: War Without Politics 103
- 5 The American Way: Search and Destroy 117.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-174) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781597970907
- 1597970905
- OCLC:
- 79003850
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