{"product_id":"the-failure-of-counterinsurgency-ivan-eland-9781440830099","title":"The Failure of Counterinsurgency: Why Hearts and Minds Are Seldom Won","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book examines the implications of counterinsurgency warfare for U.S. defense policy and makes the compelling argument that the United States' default position on counterinsurgency wars should be to avoid them.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGiven the unsatisfactory outcomes of the counterinsurgency (COIN) wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the U.S. military is now in a heated debate over whether wars involving COIN operations are worth fighting. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the effectiveness of COIN through key historic episodes and concludes that the answer is an emphatic \"no,\" based on a dominant record of U.S. military or political failure, and inconsistency in the reasons for the rare cases of success. The author also examines the implications of his findings for U.S. foreign policy, defense policy, and future weapons procurement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ivan Eland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1440830096\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781440830099\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/19\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 0.80d","brand":"Ivan Eland","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44123638202623,"sku":"9781440830099","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1b7b7c57-28af-4843-afa5-a46058c4b0be.jpg?v=1687431995","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-failure-of-counterinsurgency-ivan-eland-9781440830099","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}