How democracies lose small wars: state, society, and the failures of france in algeria, israel in lebanon, and the united states in vietnam
Auteur :
Merom, Gil
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521008778
Date de publication :
4 août 2003
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,4 x 1,9 cm
Poids :
414 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In this 2003 book, Merom argues that modern democracies fail in insurgency wars because they are unable to find a winning balance. Small wars are lost at home when a critical minority mass shifts the center of gravity from the battlefield to the market place of ideas.