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Unwinnable Wars
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Author : David Callahan
language : en
Publisher: Hill & Wang Pub
Release Date : 1997
Unwinnable Wars written by David Callahan and has been published by Hill & Wang Pub this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Political Science categories.
Presents a history of ethnic conflicts, describes the successful and unsuccesful approaches to intervention by the United States, and argues in favor of a consistent American policy
Vietnam
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Author : John Prados
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Release Date : 2009-04-21
Vietnam written by John Prados and has been published by University Press of Kansas this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-21 with History categories.
The Vietnam war continues to be the focus of intense controversy. While most people-liberals, conservatives, Democrats, Republicans, historians, pundits, and citizens alike-agree that the United States did not win the war, a vocal minority argue the opposite or debate why victory never came, attributing the quagmire to everything from domestic politics to the press. The military never lost a battle, how then did it not win the war? Stepping back from this overheated fray, bestselling author John Prados takes a fresh look at both the war and the debates about it to produce a much-needed and long-overdue reassessment of one of our nation's most tragic episodes. Drawing upon several decades of research—including recently declassified documents, newly available presidential tapes, and a wide range of Vietnamese and other international sources—Prados's magisterial account weaves together multiple perspectives across an epic-sized canvas where domestic politics, ideologies, nations, and militaries all collide. Prados patiently pieces back together the events and moments, from the end of World War II until our dispiriting departure from Vietnam in 1975, that reveal a war that now appears to have been truly unwinnable—due to opportunities lost, missed, ignored, or refused. He shows how-from the Truman through the Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon administrations—American leaders consistently ignored or misunderstood the realities in Southeast Asia and passed up every opportunity to avoid war in the first place or avoid becoming ever more mired in it after it began. Highlighting especially Ike's seminal and long-lasting influence on our Vietnam policy, Prados demonstrates how and why our range of choices narrowed with each passing year, while our decision-making continued to be distorted by Cold War politics and fundamental misperceptions about the culture, psychology, goals, and abilities of both our enemies and our allies in Vietnam. By turns engaging narrative history, compelling analytic treatise, and moving personal account, Prados's magnum opus challenges previous authors and should rightfully take its place as the most comprehensive, up-to-date, and accurate one-volume account of a war that—judging by the frequent analogies to the current war in Iraq—has not yet really ended for any of us.
Winning The Unwinnable War
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Author : Elan Journo
language : en
Publisher: Lexington Books
Release Date : 2009-09-29
Winning The Unwinnable War written by Elan Journo and has been published by Lexington Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-29 with Political Science categories.
Eight years after 9/11 and in the shadow of two protracted U.S. military campaigns in the Middle East, the enemy is not only undefeated but emboldened and resurgent. What went wrong_and what should we do going forward? Winning the Unwinnable War shows how our own policy ideas led to 9/11 and then crippled our response in the Middle East, and it makes the case for an unsettling conclusion: By subordinating military victory to perverse, allegedly moral constraints, Washington's policy has undermined our national security. Owing to the significant influence of Just War Theory and neoconservatism, the Bush administration consciously put the imperative of shielding civilians and bringing them elections above the goal of eliminating real threats to our security. Consequently, this policy left our enemies stronger, and America weaker, than before. The dominant alternative to Bush-esque idealism in foreign policy_so-called realism_has made a strong comeback under the tenure of Barack Obama. But this nonjudgmental, supposedly practical approach is precisely what helped unleash the enemy prior to 9/11. The message of the essays in this thematic collection is that only by radically re-thinking our foreign policy in the Middle East can we achieve victory over the enemy that attacked us on 9/11. We need a new moral foundation for our Mideast policy. That new starting point for U.S. policy is the moral ideal championed by the philosopher Ayn Rand: rational self-interest. Implementing this approach entails objectively defining our national interest as protecting the lives and freedoms of Americans_and then taking principled action to safeguard them. The book lays out the necessary steps for achieving victory and for securing America's long-range interests in the volatile Middle East.
Moral Victories
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Author : Andrew R. Hom
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2017
Moral Victories written by Andrew R. Hom and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Law categories.
Annotation What does it mean to win a moral victory? A host of scholars and soldiers, including Augustine, Cicero, Clausewitz, Napoleon, and MacArthur have claimed that victory is the very object of war. Yet what victory means, and what might render it moral, have always been problematic and may well have become unsustainable in today's security environment. This book examines how we can discern a just from an unjust victory, how best to balance the duty to fight justly withthe obligation to win, and what the changing nature of war means for moral judgment. The wide-ranging collection of essays covers the intellectual and historical traditions of victory as well as thecontemporary challenges it poses in light of changing ways of war. It will be of interest to military professionals and political practitioners as well as those interested in strategy, the just war tradition, international relations, and security.
Unwinnable
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Author : Theo Farrell
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2017-09-07
Unwinnable written by Theo Farrell and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-07 with History categories.
Afghanistan was an unwinnable war. As British and American troops withdraw, discover this definitive account that explains why. It could have been a very different story. British forces could have successfully withdrawn from Afghanistan in 2002, having done the job they set out to do: to defeat al-Qaeda. Instead, in the years that followed, Britain paid a devastating price for their presence in Helmand province. So why did Britain enter, and remain, in an ill-fated war? Why did it fail so dramatically, and was this expedition doomed from the beginning? Drawing on unprecedented access to military reports, government documents and senior individuals, Professor Theo Farrell provides an extraordinary work of scholarship. He explains the origins of the war, details the campaigns over the subsequent years, and examines the West's failure to understand the dynamics of local conflict and learn the lessons of history that ultimately led to devastating costs and repercussions still relevant today. 'The best book so far on Britain's...war in Afghanistan' International Affairs 'Masterful, irrefutable... Farrell records all these military encounters with the irresistible pace of a novelist' Sunday Times
An Unwinnable War
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Author : Karen Middleton
language : en
Publisher: Melbourne Univ. Publishing
Release Date : 2011-09-01
An Unwinnable War written by Karen Middleton and has been published by Melbourne Univ. Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-01 with History categories.
A decade on from the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, Australians are embroiled in one of the nation's longest military conflict-the war in Afghanistan. An Unwinnable War charts the motives, ambitions and negotiations that carried Australia into Afghanistan: from the then Prime Minister John Howard's presence in Washington DC on September 11, 2001 to the 'transition' plan to hand security to Afghan forces - all played out in the wake of increasing casualties. Based on interviews with key political and military figures in Australia and abroad, An Unwinnable War lays bare the tensions between political and military decision-making, the nature and potency of the US alliance and the influence of individual personalities in charting Australia's course in what was once dubbed the 'good war'.
The Right Way To Lose A War
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Author : Dominic Tierney
language : en
Publisher: Little, Brown
Release Date : 2015-06-02
The Right Way To Lose A War written by Dominic Tierney and has been published by Little, Brown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-02 with Political Science categories.
Why has America stopped winning wars? For nearly a century, up until the end of World War II in 1945, America enjoyed a Golden Age of decisive military triumphs. And then suddenly, we stopped winning wars. The decades since have been a Dark Age of failures and stalemates-in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan-exposing our inability to change course after battlefield setbacks. In this provocative book, award-winning scholar Dominic Tierney reveals how the United States has struggled to adapt to the new era of intractable guerrilla conflicts. As a result, most major American wars have turned into military fiascos. And when battlefield disaster strikes, Washington is unable to disengage from the quagmire, with grave consequences for thousands of U.S. troops and our allies. But there is a better way. Drawing on interviews with dozens of top generals and policymakers, Tierney shows how we can use three key steps-surge, talk, and leave-to stem the tide of losses and withdraw from unsuccessful campaigns without compromising our core values and interests. Weaving together compelling stories of military catastrophe and heroism, this is an unprecedented, timely, and essential guidebook for our new era of unwinnable conflicts. The Right Way to Lose a War illuminates not only how Washington can handle the toughest crisis of all-battlefield failure-but also how America can once again return to the path of victory.
Un Winnable Wars Finding Victory In The Ashes Of Defeat
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Author : Jesse R. Stewart
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-09-11
Un Winnable Wars Finding Victory In The Ashes Of Defeat written by Jesse R. Stewart and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-11 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The only pain that exceeds the loss in war, is realizing the "Hard-fought Wisdom" accumulated during battles fought, remained left behind in the ashes of defeat. Society in mass is experiencing pandemic levels of an "inability to deal with discomfort and struggle," after loss and/or setback on all levels. However, this mentality has been rampant across history, especially when recording critical information, lessons, and knowledge from unconventional warfare. These essential lessons could not only save a future generation but guide policies to prevent future conflict in the first place. In history, "Unconventional" warriors rise up to "Counter the Insurgency" often against great odds with limited funding, minimal leadership (with knowledge of tactics), and minimal support from the established "Conventional" leadership generally resisting change. This book is an attempt to connect the author's experience while (at first unknowingly) commanding in a Counterinsurgency War, together with the research, understanding, and application developed in the U.S. Army's Command and General Staff College's "Art of War" Fellowship Program. Analysis of the following attempts the connection: Past wars (up to Iraq and Afghanistan) and historical "unconventional" units from various countries. The origin, development, and "codification" of U.S. Special Forces and the Civilian Irregular Defense Group during Vietnam. The research of hundreds of historical case studies and in-person oral history interviews regarding Counterinsurgency. The resulting knowledge in this book, along with other recent studies on unconventional conflict extends beyond the battlefield and military. J.J. Thomas (Olympic Medalist) and Lucas Foster, U.S. Professional Snowboarders, highlight the similarities of mindset and application to that of the U.S. military (especially Special Operations Forces) based on recent connections to veterans. Their contributions to this book in "developing, collaborating, and delivering this 'Hard-fought Wisdom'" increases the chance to keep the knowledge relevant, alive, and not forgotten.
Vietnam
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Author : John Prados
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Vietnam written by John Prados and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with History categories.
The first major synthesis of the war since 2001, drawing upon a host of newly declassified documents, presidential tapes, and overlooked foreign sources to give the most comprehensive look to date of the war that still haunts America.
Unwinnable
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Author : Theo Farrell
language : en
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Release Date : 2018-10-30
Unwinnable written by Theo Farrell and has been published by National Geographic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-30 with History categories.
Afghanistan was an unwinnable war. As British and American troops withdraw, discover this definitive account that explains why. It could have been a very different story. British forces could have successfully withdrawn from Afghanistan in 2002, having done the job they set out to do: to defeat al-Qaeda. Instead, in the years that followed, Britain paid a devastating price for their presence in Helmand province. So why did Britain enter, and remain, in an ill-fated war? Why did it fail so dramatically, and was this expedition doomed from the beginning? Drawing on unprecedented access to military reports, government documents and senior individuals, Professor Theo Farrell provides an extraordinary work of scholarship. He explains the origins of the war, details the campaigns over the subsequent years, and examines the West's failure to understand the dynamics of local conflict and learn the lessons of history that ultimately led to devastating costs and repercussions still relevant today. 'The best book so far on Britain's...war in Afghanistan' International Affairs 'Masterful, irrefutable... Farrell records all these military encounters with the irresistible pace of a novelist' Sunday Times