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Beating Goliath Why Insurgencies Win / Jeffrey Record.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Record, Jeffrey.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
- Iraq War, 2003-2011.
- Insurgency--History--21st century.
- Insurgency.
- Insurgency--History--20th century.
- United States--History, Military--21st century.
- United States.
- United States--History, Military--20th century.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (193 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Manufacture:
- Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- An urgently needed analysis of why great powers lose asymmetrical wars
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Introduction; 1. Explaining Goliath Defeats: Will, Strategy, and Type of Government; 2. The Role of External Assistance; 3. The Iraqi Insurgency: Vietnam Perspectives; 4. The American Way: War Without Politics; 5. The American Way: Search and Destroy; 6. Conclusion; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; About the Author
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-174) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-59797-321-1
- OCLC:
- 755586801
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