Military Misfortunes: The Anatomy of Failure in War Tapa blanda - 2005

Why do competent armies fail?

âÈò Why did the American-led coalition in Iraq fail to wage a classic counter-insurgency campaign for so long after the fall of Baghdad?
âÈò Why was the sophisticated Israeli intelligence service so thoroughly surprised by the onslaught of combined Arab armies during the Yom Kippur War of 1973?
âÈò How did a dozen German U-boats manage to humiliate the U.S. Navy for nine months in 1942 -- sinking an average of 650,000 tons of shipping monthly?
âÈò What made the 1915 British-led invasion of Gallipoli one of the bloodiest catastrophes of the First World War?
     Since it was first published in 1990, Military Misfortunes has become the classic analysis of the unexpected catastrophes that befall competent militaries. Now with a new Afterword discussing America's missteps in Iraq, Somalia, and the War on Terror, Eliot A. Cohen and John Gooch's gripping battlefield narratives and groundbreaking explanations of the hidden factors that undermine armies are brought thoroughly up to date. As recent events prove, Military Misfortunes will be required reading for as long as armies go to war.

Detalles

• Título Military Misfortunes: The Anatomy of Failure in War
• Autor Eliot a. Cohen; John Gooch
• Encuadernación Tapa blanda
• Edición [ Edition: repri
• Páginas 320
• Volúmenes 1
• Idioma ENG
• Editorial Free Press, New York
• Fecha de publicación 2005-12-27
• Ilustrado Sí
• Features Annotated, Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
• ISBN 9780743280822 / 0743280822
• Peso 0.62 libras (0.28 kg)
• Dimensiones 8.36 x 5.54 x 0.77 pulgadas (21.23 x 14.07 x 1.96 cm)
• Library of Congress subjects Military history, Modern - 20th century, Military art and science - History - 20th
• Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 2006271890
• Dewey Decimal Code 355.480

"Cohen and Gooch have done their job well. They have mastered their sources, used considerable imagination...the book is well-written and sound in judgment."

-- Caspar Weinberger, The Wall Street Journal