Ebook: Beating Goliath: Why Insurgencies Win
Author: Record Jeffrey
- Tags: Insurgency--History--20th century, Insurgency--History--21st century, Iraq War 2003-2011, United States--History Military--20th century, United States--History Military--21st century, Vietnam War 1961-1975, Insurgency -- History -- 20th century, Insurgency -- History -- 21st century, United States -- History Military -- 20th century, United States -- History Military -- 21st century
- Year: 2011
- Publisher: Potomac Books
- City: Dulles
- Language: English
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Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; 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; About the Author.;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 usua.
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