Success and failure in limited war : information and strategy in the Korean, Vietnam, Persian Gulf, and Iraq Wars / by Bakich, Spencer D.

Table of Contents: “…Information institutions and strategy in war -- Explaining strategic performance in limited warfare -- Military and diplomatic defeat in the Korean War -- The Vietnam War, little consolation -- Military and diplomatic success in the Persian Gulf War -- Iraq: win the battle, lose the war -- Information institutions matter!…”
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The Iraq wars and America's military revolution / by Shimko, Keith L., 1962-

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Behind the lines : war resistance poetry on the American homefront since 1941 / by Metres, Philip, 1970-

Table of Contents: “…Vietnam: the war on the homefront -- Bringing it all back home: from anthology to action -- Denise Levertov's distant witness: the politics of identification -- Part 3. The Persian Gulf War: protest and the postmodern -- The Gump War: lyric resistance poetry in crisis -- June Jordan's righteous certainty: poetic address in resistance poetry -- Barrett Watten's bad history: a counter-epic of the Gulf War -- Coda. …”
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Anatomy of victory : why the United States triumphed in World War II, fought to a stalemate in Korea, lost in Vietnam, and failed in Iraq / by Caldwell, John Dean, 1940-

Table of Contents: “…Battle of Britain : winning by not losing -- Battle of the Atlantic : protecting the maritime lifeline -- Invasion of Russia : Hitler's strategic mistake -- Battle of El Alamein and operation torch : cracking German invincibility -- Battles of Midway and Guadalcanal : regaining initiative in the Pacific -- Strategic bombing offensive : breaking German airpower -- Invasion of Italy : deciding to fight somewhere in Europe in 1943 -- D-Day and Battle for Normandy : retaking the Continent -- Battle for the Rhine : attacking Germany's vitals -- Battle of Okinawa and the bombing of Japan : ending the war -- The strategic architectures of World War II -- Battle of the Pusan perimeter : getting the most out of a bad situation -- Inchon : Operation Chromite : MacArthur's masterstroke -- Crossing the 38th parallel and driving north to the Yalu : the risks of overreaching -- Operations Ripper and Killer : recovery and frustration -- The strategic architectures of the Korean War -- Battle of Ia Drang Valley : not fighting the decisive battle -- Bombing campaign and high-tech initiatives : Operations Rolling Thunder and Igloo White : airpower and technology indecisive -- The Pacification program (1967-1968) : failing to change behavior -- The Tet Offensive (1968) : strategic disaster -- Vietnamization : never a winning strategy -- The final years (1969-1975) : the losing path -- The strategic architectures of the Vietnam War -- Iraqi War I, Persian Gulf War : defeating Saddam, losing politically -- Iraqi War II, 13-year air conflict : the limits of airpower -- Iraqi War III, invasion of Iraq : winning without an endgame -- Iraqi War IV, the insurgency and the surge (2007-2008) : relearning counterinsurgency -- Iraqi War V, the rise of ISIS : a new, more violent enemy -- The strategic architectures of the Iraqi Wars.…”
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