Understanding Victory and Defeat in Contemporary War (Hardcover)

1. The Problem of Victory and Defeat in Modern War  Part 1: The Nature of Victory and Defeat in Modern War  2. Defining Post-War Victory  3. In the Eye of the Beholder: Victory and Defeat in U.S. Military Operations  4. Victory, Counter-Insurgency and Iraq  5. The United States Perspective on Victory in a War on Terrorism  Part 2: Explaining Victory and Defeat in Modern War  6. The Paradoxes of the Strategy of Terrorism  7. How to Lose a War on Terror: A Comparative Analysis of Counterinsurgency Successes and Failures  8. The Origins and Implications of Western Counterinsurgency Failures  9. Toppling the Taliban in Afghanistan  10. Culture and the Outcome of Military Intervention: Developing Some Hypotheses  11. Understanding Victory and Defeat: Some Conclusions