Beating Goliath: Why Insurgencies Win (Hardcover),
by Jeffrey Record. Potomac Books Inc. (May 24, 2007).
Beating Goliath examines the phenomenon
of victories by the weak over the strongmore specifically, insurgencies that succeeded
against great powers. Jeffrey Record reviews eleven insurgent wars from 1775 to the
present and determines why the seemingly weaker side won. He concludes that external
assistance correlates more consistently with insurgent success than any other explanation.
He does not disparage the critical importance of will, strategy, and strong-side regime
type or suggest that external assistance guarantees success. Indeed, in all cases, some
combination of these factors is usually present. But Record finds few if any cases of
unassisted insurgent victories except against the most decrepit regimes. Having identified
the ingredients of insurgent success, Record examines the present insurgency in Iraq and
whether the United States can win. In so doing, Record employs a comparative analysis of
the Vietnam War and the Iraq War. He also identifies and assesses the influence of
distinctive features of the American way of war on the U.S. forces’ performance
against the Iraqi insurgency. Make no mistake: insurgent victories are the exception, not
the rule. But when David does beat Goliath, the consequences can be earth shattering and
change the course of history. Jeffrey Record’s persuasive logic and clear writing
make this timely book a must read for scholars, policymakers, military strategists, and
anyone interested in the Iraq War’s outcome. Information
Global Insurgency and the Future of Armed Conflict:
Debating Fourth-Generation Warfare (Routledge Global Security Studies) (Hardcover), by
Karp/Karp/Terri. Routledge; 1 edition (October 30, 2007).
This volume covers a timely debate in
contemporary security studies: can armed forces adjust to the rising challenge of
insurgency and terrorism, the greatest transformation in warfare since the birth of the
international system? Containing essays by leading international security scholars and
military professionals, it explores the Fourth-Generation Warfare thesis and its
implications for security planning in the twenty-first century. No longer confined to the
fringes of armed conflict, guerrilla warfare and terrorism increasingly dominate
world-wide military planning. For the first time since the Vietnam War ended, the problems
of insurgency have leapt to the top of the international security agenda and virtually all
countries are struggling to protect themselves against terrorist threats. Coalition forces
in Afghanistan and Iraq are bogged down by an insurgency, and are being forced to rely on
old warfare tactics rather than modern technologies to destroy their adversaries. These
theorists argue that irregular warfareinsurgencies and terrorismhas evolved over time and
become progressively more sophisticated and difficult to defeat as it is not centered on
high technology and state of the art weaponry. Information
Globalisation and Insurgency (Adelphi Papers, 352)
(Paperback), by J Mackinlay. Routledge; 1 edition (May 24, 2005).
The central proposition of this book is
that global changes have altered the nature of insurgency by weakening some governments
and empowering the forces that seek to overthrow them. The book identifies four distinct
categories of insurgent force, and concludes that globalization of insurgency leads
inexorably to the globalization of counter-insurgency. Information
Insurgencies: Constituent Power and the Modern State (Paperback), by Antonio Negri and Negri
Antonio (Authors), Maurizia Boscagli (Translator). University of Minnesota Press; 1st
edition (September 15, 1999). Information
Insurgency and Terrorism: From Revolution to
Apocalypse; 2nd Ed., Revised
(Paperback), by Bard E. O'Neill. Potomac Books Inc.; Second Edition, Revised edition (June
30, 2005).
A systematic, comprehensive, and
straightforward textbook for analyzing and comparing insurgencies and terrorist movements,
Insurgency and Terrorism was first published in 1990 to broad acclaim. Observers,
scholars, students, military personnel, journalists, and government analysts worldwide
found it worthy of study. Now Insurgency and Terrorism has been thoroughly revised and
updated to cover activity that has since occurred in Afghanistan, Iraq, the Philippines,
Colombia, and elsewhere and to address the new tactics and weapons usedand threatened.
Author Bard E. O'Neill, the director of studies of insurgency and revolution at the National
War College, addresses insurgencies with respect to ultimate goals, strategies, forms of
warfare, the role and means of acquiring popular support, organizational dynamics, causes
and effects of disunity, types of external support, and government responses. Course
syllabi included. Information
Insurgency, Terrorism, and Crime: Shadows from
the Past and Portents for the Future (International and Security Affairs)
(Hardcover), by Max G. Manwaring. University of Oklahoma Press (December 31, 2008). Information
Modern Insurgencies and Counter-Insurgencies:
Guerrillas and Their Opponents Since 1750 (Warfare and History) (Paperback), by Ian
Beckett. Routledge; 1 edition (August 24, 2001).
Modern Insurgencies and
Counter-Insurgencies explores how unconventional warfare tactics have opposed past and
present governments all over the world, from eighteenth century guerrilla warfare through
to the urban terrorism of today. Insurgency remains one of the most prevalent forms of
conflict and presents a crucial challenge to the international community, governments and
the military. In addition to examining the tactics of guerrilla leaders such as Lawrence
Mao, Guevara, and Marighela, the book also analyzes the counter-insurgency theories of
Gallieni, Callwell, Thompson, and Kitson. Encompassing both an analytic and historical
framework, this timely one-volume study runs the gamut from The Revolutionary War and
Napoleon's campaign in Spain to the conflicts in Northern Ireland and Colombia -- and is a
must read for anyone interested in military history and international relations. Information
Networks, Terrorism and Global Insurgency
(Paperback), by Robert J. Bunker. Routledge; 1 edition (January 13, 2006).
This new book brings together leading
terrorism scholars and defense professionals to discuss the impact of networks on conflict
and war. Post-modern terrorism and topics of global insurgency are also comprehensively
covered. The text is divided into four sections to cover the key areas:
introductory/overview, theory, terrorism and global insurgency, Al Qaeda focus, and
networks. Eminent contributors include John Arquilla and David Ronfeldt, Brian Jenkins,
Stephen Sloan, Graham Turbiville, and Max Manwaring. Information
Rethinking Insurgency (Paperback), by Steven Metz.
Juniper Grove (August 27, 2007).
The U.S. military and national security
community lost interest in insurgency after the end of the Cold War when other defense
issues such as multinational peacekeeping and transformation seemed more pressing. With
the onset of the Global War on Terror in 2001 and the ensuing involvement of the U.S.
military in counterinsurgency support in Iraq and Afghanistan, insurgency experienced
renewed concern in both the defense and intelligence communities. The author argues that
while exceptionally important, this relearning process focused on Cold War era
nationalistic insurgencies rather than the complex conflicts which characterized the
post-Cold War security environment. To be successful at counterinsurgency, he contends,
the U.S. military and defense community must rethink insurgency, which has profound
implications for American strategy and military doctrine. Information
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