Zero-sum victory : what we're getting wrong about war /

Zero-sum victory : what we're getting wrong about war / Christopher D. Kolenda.

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"Why have the major post-9/11 US military interventions turned into quagmires? Despite huge power imbalances in the United States's favor, significant capacity-building efforts, and repeated tactical victories by what many observers call the world's best military, the wars in Afghanis...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Kolenda, Christopher D. (Author)
Other title:What we're getting wrong about war.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, [2021]
Subjects:
Afghan War, 2001-2021 > Case studies.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Case studies.
Prolonged war > United States > Case studies.
Irregular warfare > Case studies.
United States > Military policy > History > 21st century > Case studies.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The past as prologue: the Vietnam War
  • Toward a war termination framework
  • The pursuit of decisive victory in Afghanistan
  • Persisting in a failing approach
  • Ending the war in Afghanistan
  • Pursuit of decisive victory in Iraq
  • Staying the course in Iraq
  • Ending the war in Iraq
  • Implications.

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