How Wars are Won and Lost

Vulnerability and Military Power

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September 19, 2023 | History

How Wars are Won and Lost

Vulnerability and Military Power

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This provocative book seeks to answer a most crucial―and embarrassing―question concerning the U.S. military: why the United States is so often stymied in military confrontations with seemingly weaker opponents, despite its "superpower" status.

This fascinating book examines a question that continues to puzzle soldiers, statesmen, and scholars: why do major powers―including the ostensible superpower United States―repeatedly perform poorly against seemingly overmatched adversaries? And what can they, and the United States, do to better achieve their military objectives?

How Wars are Won and Lost: Vulnerability and Military Power argues that beyond relying solely on overwhelming military might, the United States needs to focus more on exploiting weaknesses in their adversaries―such as national will, resource mobilization, and strategic miscues―just as opposing forces have done to gain advantage over our military efforts. The author tests the "vulnerability theory" by revisiting six conflicts from the Philippine War of 1899-1902 to the ongoing actions in Iraq and Afghanistan, showing again and again that victory often depends more on outthinking the enemy than outmuscling them.

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How Wars are Won and Lost: Vulnerability and Military Power
November 10, 2011, Praeger Security International
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How Wars Are Won and Lost: Vulnerability and Military Power
2011, ABC-CLIO, LLC
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-306) and index.

Published in
Santa Barbara, CA
Other Titles
Vulnerability and military power
Copyright Date
2011

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Dewey Decimal Class
355.02
Library of Congress
U162 .G348 2012, U162.G348 2012

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
328
Dimensions
9.21 x 6.14 x .75 inches
Weight
1.31 pounds

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Open Library
OL25170320M
Internet Archive
howwarsarewonlos00gent
ISBN 10
0313395829
ISBN 13
9780313395826
LCCN
2011030647
OCLC/WorldCat
721891467

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