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Why America’S Army Can’T Win America’S Wars, John A. Nagl Aug 2022

Why America’S Army Can’T Win America’S Wars, John A. Nagl

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

Since achieving victory in World War II, the United States military has a less than enviable combat record in irregular warfare. Through a detailed historical analysis, this article provides perspective on where past decisions and doctrines have led to defeat and where they may have succeeded if given more time or executed differently. In doing so, it provides lessons for future Army engagements and argues that until America becomes proficient in irregular warfare, our enemies will continue to fight us at the lower levels of the spectrum of conflict, where they have a good chance of exhausting our will to …


From The Editor In Chief, Antulio J. Echevarria Ii Aug 2022

From The Editor In Chief, Antulio J. Echevarria Ii

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


Parameters Autumn 2022, Usawc Press Aug 2022

Parameters Autumn 2022, Usawc Press

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


Do National Tragedies Create Change? Kent State Shooting And The Actions Taken After., Rebekah M. Aiken Jul 2021

Do National Tragedies Create Change? Kent State Shooting And The Actions Taken After., Rebekah M. Aiken

Journal of Undergraduate Research at Minnesota State University, Mankato

This article is about the Kent State shooting and the events that lead up to May 4, 1970. There is background on the Vietnam War and American involvement within the war. In addition information is provided on what caused the tragedy that happened at Kent State. The article also provides the changes that happened to the Ohio National Guard following the shooting.


Coin Doctrine Is Wrong, M. Chris Mason May 2021

Coin Doctrine Is Wrong, M. Chris Mason

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

Counterinsurgency does not increase the legitimacy of, or support for, central governments engaged in internal conflicts. Recent research shows quantifiable degrees of government legitimacy, national identity, and population security are necessary precursors and accurate predictors of a government’s ability to outlast a civil uprising. Because the first two predictors—government legitimacy and national identity—can be measured and do not increase during a conflict, the probability of government failure in most cases can be accurately predicted when the conflict starts.


Managerial Aspects Of Command, John S. Kem, James G. Breckenridge Mar 2021

Managerial Aspects Of Command, John S. Kem, James G. Breckenridge

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


Academe And The Military, C. Anthony Pfaff, Julia L. E. Pfaff Mar 2021

Academe And The Military, C. Anthony Pfaff, Julia L. E. Pfaff

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


Deterrence & Security Assistance: The South China Sea, Tommy Ross Nov 2017

Deterrence & Security Assistance: The South China Sea, Tommy Ross

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

This article identifies how the United States can apply security assistance to support regional security in the South China Sea in order to counter China’s assertive expansion strategy.


Nation-Building Is An Oxymoron, M. Chris Mason Mar 2016

Nation-Building Is An Oxymoron, M. Chris Mason

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


America's All Volunteer Force: A Success?, Louis G. Yuengert Dec 2015

America's All Volunteer Force: A Success?, Louis G. Yuengert

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


Understanding Groupthink: The Case Of Operation Market Garden, David Patrick Houghton Sep 2015

Understanding Groupthink: The Case Of Operation Market Garden, David Patrick Houghton

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


The Us Army's Domestic Strategy 1945-1965, Thomas Crosbie Dec 2014

The Us Army's Domestic Strategy 1945-1965, Thomas Crosbie

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


Wars Against Civilians Are Unjust Wars, Richard A. Falk Sep 2007

Wars Against Civilians Are Unjust Wars, Richard A. Falk

Human Rights & Human Welfare

For those of us old enough to recall the anti-war testimony of Vietnam vets during the early 1970s, reading the chilling report by Hedges and Al-Arian on the attitudes of Iraq war vets is shocking, and yet not surprising. It is shocking because of the eyewitness confirmation of cruelty and lethal brutality on a regular basis in the interactions between the coalition army of occupation and Iraqi civilian society. Sadly, it is not shocking because of the nature of the violent resistance to occupation being encountered by American forces in Iraq, giving rise to a Vietnam-style mentality of counterinsurgency in …


The Case For The Vietnam War, W. W. Rostow Nov 1996

The Case For The Vietnam War, W. W. Rostow

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.