Anatomy of victory why the United States triumphed in World War II, fought to a stalemate in Korea, lost in Vietnam, and failed in Iraq
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London :
Rowman & Littlefield
2019
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Battle of Britain: winning by not losing
- Battle of the Atlantic: protecting the maritime lifeline
- Invasion of Russia: Hitler's strategic mistake
- Battle of El Alamein and operation torch: cracking German invincibility
- Battles of Midway and Guadalcanal: regaining initiative in the Pacific
- Strategic bombing offensive: breaking German airpower
- Invasion of Italy: deciding to fight somewhere in Europe in 1943
- D-Day and Battle for Normandy: retaking the Continent
- Battle for the Rhine: attacking Germany's vitals
- Battle of Okinawa and the bombing of Japan: ending the war
- The strategic architectures of World War II
- Battle of the Pusan perimeter: getting the most out of a bad situation
- Inchon: Operation Chromite: MacArthur's masterstroke
- Crossing the 38th parallel and driving north to the Yalu: the risks of overreaching
- Operations Ripper and Killer: recovery and frustration
- The strategic architectures of the Korean War
- Battle of Ia Drang Valley: not fighting the decisive battle
- Bombing campaign and high-tech initiatives: Operations Rolling Thunder and Igloo White: airpower and technology indecisive
- The Pacification program (1967-1968): failing to change behavior
- The Tet Offensive (1968): strategic disaster
- Vietnamization: never a winning strategy
- The final years (1969-1975): the losing path
- The strategic architectures of the VIetnam War
- Iraqi War I, Persian Gulf War: defeating Saddam, losing politically
- Iraqi War II, 13-year air conflict: the limits of airpower
- Iraqi War III, invasion of Iraq: winning without an endgame
- Iraqi War IV, the insurgency and the surge (2007-2008): relearning counterinsurgency
- Iraqi War V, the rise of ISIS: a new, more violent enemy
- The strategic architectures of the Iraqi Wars.
