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

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 /

This groundbreaking book provides the first systematic comparison of America's modern wars, analyzing how and why the United States has moved from success to failure since WWII. As the United States enters a new period of uncertainty in the world, Caldwell makes the compelling case that leaders...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Caldwell, John D. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2018
Subjects:
United States > History, Military > 20th century.
United States > History, Military > 21st century.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • And Table Preface Acknowledgments <span style="font-weight:bold;">PART I: STRATEGIC ARCHITECTURES: INTRODUCTION <span style="font-weight:bold;">PART II: WORLD WAR II <span style="font-weight:bold;">1 Battle of Britain: Winning by Not Losing <span style="font-weight:bold;">2 Battle of the Atlantic: Protecting the Maritime Lifeline <span style="font-weight:bold;">3 Invasion of Russia: Hitlers Strategic Mistake <span style="font-weight:bold;">4 Battle of El Alamein and Operation <span style="font-style:italic;">Torch : Cracking German Invincibility <span style="font-weight:bold;">5 Battles of Midway and Guadalcanal: Regaining Initiative in the Pacific <span style="font-weight:bold;">6 Strategic Bombing Offensive: Breaking German
  • Airpower <span style="font-weight:bold;">7 Invasion of Italy: Deciding to Fight Somewhere in Europe in 1943 <span style="font-weight:bold;">8 D-Day and the Battle for Normandy: Retaking the Continent <span style="font-weight:bold;">9 Battle for the Rhine: Attacking Germanys Vitals <span style="font-weight:bold;">10 Battle of Okinawa and the Bombing of Japan: Ending the War <span style="font-weight:bold;">11 The Strategic Architectures of World War II <span style="font-weight:bold;">PART III: THE KOREAN WAR <span style="font-weight:bold;">12 Battle of the Pusan Perimeter: Getting the Most Out of a Bad Situation <span style="font-weight:bold;">13 InchonOperation <span style="font-style:italic;">Chromite : MacArthurs Masterstroke <span
  • Style="font-weight:bold;">14 Crossing the 38th Parallel and Driving North to the Yalu: The Risks of Overreaching <span style="font-weight:bold;">15 Operations <span style="font-style:italic;">Ripper and <span style="font-style:italic;">Killer : Recovery and Frustration <span style="font-weight:bold;">16 The Strategic Architectures of the Korean War <span style="font-weight:bold;">PART IV: THE VIETNAM WAR <span style="font-weight:bold;">17 Battle of the Ia Drang Valley: Not Fighting the Decisive Battle <span style="font-weight:bold;">18 Bombing Campaign and High-Tech Initiatives: Operations <span style="font-style:italic;">Rolling Thunder and <span style="font-style:italic;">Igloo White Airpower and Technology Indecisive <span style="font-weight:bold;">19
  • The Pacification Program (19671968): Failing to Change Behavior <span style="font-weight:bold;">20 The Tet Offensive (1968): Strategic Disaster <span style="font-weight:bold;">21 Vietnamization: Never a Winning Strategy <span style="font-weight:bold;">22 The Final Years (19691975): The Losing Path <span style="font-weight:bold;">23 The Strategic Architectures of the Vietnam War <span style="font-weight:bold;">PART V: THE IRAQI WARS <span style="font-weight:bold;">24 Iraqi War I, Persian Gulf War: Defeating Saddam, Losing Politically <span style="font-weight:bold;">25 Iraqi War II, Thirteen-Year Air Conflict: The Limits of Airpower <span style="font-weight:bold;">26 Iraqi War III,
  • Invasion of Iraq: Winning without an Endgame <span style="font-weight:bold;">27 Iraqi War IV, the Insurgency and the Surge (20072008): Relearning Counterinsurgency <span style="font-weight:bold;">28 Iraqi War V, the Rise of ISIS: A New, More Violent Enemy <span style="font-weight:bold;">29 The Strategic Architectures of the Iraqi Wars <span style="font-weight:bold;">PART VI: STRATEGIC ARCHITECTURES: THE ENDGAME Acronyms and Selected Glossary Notes Selected Bibliography Index

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