Beating Goliath : Why Insurgencies Win /

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"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 exte...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Record, Jeffrey
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, 2007.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Niederlage > Mil > USA > Geschichte 1945-2000.
Kriegführung > USA > Geschichte 1945-2000.
Asymmetrie.
Kriegführung.
Bekämpfung.
Aufstand.
Irakkrieg.
Vietnamkrieg.
Niederlage.
Sieg > (Mil.) > Guerilla > Geschichte 1945-2000.
Guerilla > Sieg (Mil.) > Geschichte 1945-2000.
Golfkrieg > 2003
Vietnamkrieg
Niederlage
Asymmetrische Kriegführung
Bekämpfung
Aufstand
Insurgency.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975.
Guerre en Irak, 2003-2011.
Revoltes > Histoire > 21e siecle.
Revoltes > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Vietnam Conflict
Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
Iraq War, 2003-2011.
Insurgency > History > 21st century.
Insurgency > History > 20th century.
USA.
United States.
Iraq
États-Unis > Histoire militaire > 21e siecle.
États-Unis > Histoire militaire > 20e siecle.
United States > History, Military > 21st century.
United States > History, Military > 20th century.
Military history.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the author.

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