The limits of U.S. military capability : lessons from Vietnam and Iraq / James H. Lebovic.
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TextPublisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010Description: 1 online resource (310 pages)Content type: - text
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- online resource
- 9780801897504 (e-book)
- United States. Armed Forces -- Combat sustainability
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Iraq War, 2003-2011
- Military readiness -- Case studies
- Military planning -- United States -- Case studies
- Asymmetric warfare -- Case studies
- United States -- Military policy
- United States -- Armed Forces -- Operational readiness
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- UA23 .L447 2010
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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