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Zero-sum victory : what we're getting wrong about war /

"Why have the major post-9/11 US military interventions turned into quagmires? Despite huge power imbalances in the United States's favor, significant capacity-building efforts, and repeated tactical victories by what many observers call the world's best military, the wars in Afghanis...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kolenda, Christopher D. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, [2021]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The past as prologue: the Vietnam War
  • Toward a war termination framework
  • The pursuit of decisive victory in Afghanistan
  • Persisting in a failing approach
  • Ending the war in Afghanistan
  • Pursuit of decisive victory in Iraq
  • Staying the course in Iraq
  • Ending the war in Iraq
  • Implications.