The limits of U.S. military capability
Subtitle: lessons from Vietnam and Iraq
By: James H. Lebovic
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Baltimore [Md.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 297
ISBN-13: 9780801894725
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Leveraging the adversary's forces: the wars in Vietnam and Iraq; title: Leveraging the adversary's support base: states, populations, and societies; title: Leveraging the adversary's leaders: the balance of resolve and US exhaustion; title: Leveraging host governments: the challenges of institution-building; title: Conclusions: Vietnam and Iraq, Afghanistan, and the future.