The Limits of U.S. Military Capability: Lessons from Vietnam and Iraq

by James H. Lebovic

Political scientist James H. Lebovic establishes that the size, strength, flexibility, and adaptability of the U.S. military cannot ensure victory in asymmetrical conflicts.

In The Limits of U.S. Military Capability, Lebovic shows how political and psychological factors trumped U.S. military superiority in Vietnam and Iraq, where inappropriate strategies, low stakes, and unrealistic goals mired the United States military in protracted,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801894727
• ISBN13: 9780801894725
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher