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1 online resource (310 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Summary |
Why have the major, post-9/11, US military interventions turned into quagmires? Despite huge power imbalances, major capacity-building efforts, and repeated tactical victories by what many observers call the world's best military, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq turned bloody and intractable. The US government's fixation on zero-sum decisive victory is an important part of the explanation why successful military operations to overthrow two developing-world regimes failed to achieve favorable and durable outcomes. In 'Zero-Sum Victory', Christopher D. Kolenda identifies three interrelated problems that have emerged from the government's insistence on a zero-sum victory. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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United States -- Military policy -- History -- 21st century -- Case studies.
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United States. |
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Military policy. |
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History. |
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21st century |
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Case studies.
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Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Case studies.
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Afghan War (2001-2021) |
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Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Case studies.
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Iraq War (2003-2011) |
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Prolonged war -- United States -- Case studies.
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Prolonged war. |
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Irregular warfare -- Case studies.
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Irregular warfare. |
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Iraq. |
| Chronological Term |
2000-2099 |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Case studies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Kolenda, Christopher D. Zero-Sum Victory. : University Press of Kentucky, ©2021 9780813152769 |
| ISBN |
0813152895 (electronic book) |
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9780813152837 (electronic book) |
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0813152836 (electronic book) |
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9780813152899 (electronic book) |
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