How the Weak Win Wars

In this 2005 book, Ivan Arreguín-Toft examines the nature of asymmetric conflicts to explain how weaker powers can win.

Autorentext
Ivan Arreguín-Toft is Fellow at the International Security Program, the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. He has authored numerous conference papers and his articles have appeared in International Security and The Cambridge Review of International Affairs. He is a veteran of the US Army where he served in Augsburg, Germany as a military intelligence analyst from 1985 to 1987.

Zusammenfassung
How do the weak defeat the strong? In this 2005 book, Ivan Arreguín-Toft argues that although many factors affect asymmetric conflict outcomes, the interaction of each actor's strategy is the best explanation. This book has implications for scholars of international relations, and policy makers grappling with interstate and civil wars, as well as terrorism.

Inhalt
List of figures; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Explaining asymmetric conflict outcomes; 3. Russia in the Caucasus: the Murid War, 1830; 4. Britain in Orange Free State and Transvaal: the South African War, 189902; 5. Italy in Ethiopia: the Italo-Ethiopian War, 1935; 6. The United States in Vietnam: the Vietnam War, 1965; 7. The USSR in Afghanistan: the Afghan Civil War, 1979; 8. Conclusion; Appendix; References; Index.

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