TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lebovic,James H.
TI  - The Limits of U. S. Military Capability: Lessons from Vietnam and Iraq
SN  - 9780801897504
AV  - UA23 .L447 2010 
U1  - 355/.033273 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Baltimore
PB  - Johns Hopkins University Press
KW  - United States.-Armed Forces-Combat sustainability
KW  - Vietnam War, 1961-1975
KW  - Iraq War, 2003-2011
KW  - Military readiness-Case studies
KW  - Military planning-United States-Case studies
KW  - Asymmetric warfare-Case studies
KW  - United States-Military policy
KW  - United States-Armed Forces-Operational readiness
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Leveraging the Adversary's Forces: The Wars in Vietnam and Iraq -- 3 Leveraging the Adversary's Support Base: States, Populations, and Societies -- 4 Leveraging the Adversary's Leaders: The Balance of Resolve and US Exhaustion -- 5 Leveraging Host Governments: The Challenges of Institution-Building -- 6 Conclusions: Vietnam and Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Future -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z
N2  - Military Capability carefully assesses evidence to develop lessons applicable to other conflicts--especially the ongoing war in Afghanistan
UR  - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=4398314
ER  -