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Military Misfortunes: The Anatomy of Failure in War Paperback - 2005
by Eliot a. Cohen; John Gooch
Rejecting accepted theories for unexpected military disasters, the authors brilliantly analyze disasters of great magnitude. They assert that military misfortune turns not on individual or collective failure but is rooted in the nature of the complex interconnections between men, systems, and organizations.
Summary
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.
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.
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- Title Military Misfortunes: The Anatomy of Failure in War
- Author Eliot a. Cohen; John Gooch
- Binding Paperback
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- Pages 320
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Free Press, New York
- Date 2005-12-27
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Annotated, Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780743280822 / 0743280822
- Weight 0.62 lbs (0.28 kg)
- Dimensions 8.36 x 5.54 x 0.77 in (21.23 x 14.07 x 1.96 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Military history, Modern - 20th century, Military art and science - History - 20th
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006271890
- Dewey Decimal Code 355.480
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"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
-- Caspar Weinberger, The Wall Street Journal
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