The limits of U.S. military capability lessons from Vietnam and Iraq
In [this book], Lebovic shows how political and psychological factors trumped U.S. military superiority in Vietnam and Iraq, where inappropriate strategies, low stakes, and unrealistic goals mired the United States military in protracted, no-win conflicts.
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| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction -- Leveraging the adversary's forces : the wars in Vietnam and Iraq -- Leveraging the adversary's support base : states, populations, and societies -- Leveraging the adversary's leaders : the balance of resolve and US exhaustion -- Leveraging host governments : the challenges of institution-building -- Conclusions : Vietnam and Iraq, Afghanistan, and the future | |
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