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020 $a9781597970907 (alk. paper)
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100 1 $aRecord, Jeffrey.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50046079
245 10 $aBeating Goliath :$bwhy insurgencies win /$cJeffrey Record.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aWashington, D.C. :$bPotomac Books,$c[2007], ©2007.
300 $axii, 180 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 161-174) and index.
505 00 $g1.$tExplaining Goliath defeats : will, strategy, and type of government --$g2.$tThe role of external assistance --$g3.$tThe Iraqi insurgency : Vietnam Perspectives --$g4.$tThe American way : war without politics --$g5.$tThe American way : search and destroy --$g6.$tConclusion.
520 1 $a"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 usually present. But Record finds few if any cases of unassisted insurgent victories except against the most decrepit regimes." "Having identified the ingredients of insurgent success, Record examines the present insurgency in Iraq and whether the United States can win. In so doing, Record employs a comparative analysis of the Vietnam War and the Iraq War. He also identifies and assesses the influence of distinctive features of the American way of war on the U.S. forces performance against the Iraqi insurgency."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aInsurgency$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aInsurgency$xHistory$y21st century.
650 0 $aIraq War, 2003-2011.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2003003059
650 0 $aVietnam War, 1961-1975.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85143277
651 0 $aUnited States$xHistory, Military$y20th century.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140341
651 0 $aUnited States$xHistory, Military$y21st century.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2003003698
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip078/2007001847.html
852 00 $bleh$hD431$i.R43 2007
852 00 $bbar$hD431$i.R43 2007