The Day After Why America Wins the War but Loses the Peace

Since 9/11, why have we won smashing battlefield victories only to botch nearly everything that comes next? In the opening phases of war in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya, we mopped the floor with our enemies. But in short order, things went horribly wrong. We soon discovered we had no coherent plan t...

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Main Author Gallagher, Brendan R.
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Press 2019
Edition1
SeriesCornell scholarship online
Subjects
1989
Afghan War, 2001
American Studies
Case studies
Civil War, 2011
Foreign relations
HISTORY
International Relations
Iraq War, 2003-2011
Kosovo War, 1998-1999
Kosovo War, 1998-1999 > Participation, American
Libya
Libya > History > Civil War, 2011- > Participation, American
Libya-History-Civil War, 2011
Military
Military policy
Military Studies
Nation-building
Nation-building > United States > Case studies
Nonfiction
Participation, American
Peace-building, American
Peace-building, American > Case studies
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Politics
Postwar reconstruction
Postwar reconstruction > Case studies
Security (National & International)
United States
United States > Foreign relations > 1989
United States > Military policy
Online AccessGet full text
ISBN9781501739644
1501739646
9781501739620
150173962X
1501739638
9781501739637
DOI10.7591/9781501739637

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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: 1: Kosovo: 2: Afghanistan: 3: Iraq: 4: Libya: Conclusion: Note on Sources Further Reading Notes Bibliography Index
  • Title Page, Copyright Page Cover Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: A Troubling Pattern 1. Kosovo: Not Perfect, but Tolerable 2. Afghanistan: A Road to Incoherence 3. Iraq: The Worst of All Worlds 4. Libya: A Slippery Slope Conclusion: To Learn or Not to Learn Note on Sources Further Reading Notes Bibliography Index
  • The Day After -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: A Troubling Pattern -- 1. Kosovo: Not Perfect, but Tolerable -- 2. Afghanistan: A Road to Incoherence -- 3. Iraq: The Worst of All Worlds -- 4. Libya: A Slippery Slope -- Conclusion: To Learn or Not to Learn -- Note on Sources -- Further Reading -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index