Anatomy of Victory : Why the United States Triumphed in World War II, Fought to a Stalemate in Korea, Lost in Vietnam, and Failed in Iraq /: Why the United States Triumphed in World War II, Fought to a Stalemate in Korea, Lost in Vietnam, and Failed in Iraq. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: John D. Caldwell.
• Authors: Caldwell, John D
• Contents: Maps, Figures, and Table Preface Acknowledgments <span style="font-weight:bold;">PART I: STRATEGIC ARCHITECTURES: INTRODUCTION <span style="font-weight:bold;">PART II: WORLD WAR II <span style="font-weight:bold;">1 Battle of Britain: Winning by Not Losing <span style="font-weight:bold;">2 Battle of the Atlantic: Protecting the Maritime Lifeline <span style="font-weight:bold;">3 Invasion of Russia: Hitler’s Strategic Mistake <span style="font-weight:bold;">4 Battle of El Alamein and Operation <span style="font-style:italic;">Torch : Cracking German Invincibility <span style="font-weight:bold;">5 Battles of Midway and Guadalcanal: Regaining Initiative in the Pacific <span style="font-weight:bold;">6 Strategic Bombing Offensive: Breaking German Airpower <span style="font-weight:bold;">7 Invasion of Italy: Deciding to Fight Somewhere in Europe in 1943 <span style="font-weight:bold;">8 D-Day and the Battle for Normandy: Retaking the Continent <span style="font-weight:bold;">9 Battle for the Rhine: Attacking Germany’s Vitals <span style="font-weight:bold;">10 Battle of Okinawa and the Bombing of Japan: Ending the War <span style="font-weight:bold;">11 The Strategic Architectures of World War II <span style="font-weight:bold;">PART III: THE KOREAN WAR <span style="font-weight:bold;">12 Battle of the Pusan Perimeter: Getting the Most Out of a Bad Situation <span style="font-weight:bold;">13 Inchon—Operation <span style="font-style:italic;">Chromite : MacArthur’s Masterstroke <span style="font-weight:bold;">14 Crossing the 38th Parallel and Driving North to the Yalu: The Risks of Overreaching <span style="font-weight:bold;">15 Operations <span style="font-style:italic;">Ripper and <span style="font-style:italic;">Killer : Recovery and Frustration <span style="font-weight:bold;">16 The Strategic Architectures of the Korean War <span style="font-weight:bold;">PART IV: THE VIETNAM WAR <span style="font-weight:bold;">17 Battle of the Ia Drang Valley: Not Fighting the Decisive Battle <span style="font-weight:bold;">18 Bombing Campaign and High-Tech Initiatives: Operations <span style="font-style:italic;">Rolling Thunder and <span style="font-style:italic;">Igloo White Airpower and Technology Indecisive <span style="font-weight:bold;">19 The Pacification Program (1967–1968): Failing to Change Behavior <span style="font-weight:bold;">20 The Tet Offensive (1968): Strategic Disaster <span style="font-weight:bold;">21 Vietnamization: Never a Winning Strategy <span style="font-weight:bold;">22 The Final Years (1969–1975): The Losing Path <span style="font-weight:bold;">23 The Strategic Architectures of the Vietnam War <span style="font-weight:bold;">PART V: THE IRAQI WARS <span style="font-weight:bold;">24 Iraqi War I, Persian Gulf War: Defeating Saddam, Losing Politically <span style="font-weight:bold;">25 Iraqi War II, Thirteen-Year Air Conflict: The Limits of Airpower <span style="font-weight:bold;">26 Iraqi War III, Invasion of Iraq: Winning without an Endgame <span style="font-weight:bold;">27 Iraqi War IV, the Insurgency and the Surge (2007–2008): Relearning Counterinsurgency <span style="font-weight:bold;">28 Iraqi War V, the Rise of ISIS: A New, More Violent Enemy <span style="font-weight:bold;">29 The Strategic Architectures of the Iraqi Wars <span style="font-weight:bold;">PART VI: STRATEGIC ARCHITECTURES: THE ENDGAME Acronyms and Selected Glossary Notes Selected Bibliography Index
• Publisher Details: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (568 pages), (1 illustrations)
• Subjects: History: Military / Iraq War (2003-2011); History: Military / Korean War; History: Military / Strategy; History: Military / United States; History: Military / Vietnam War; History: Military / World War II
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781538114780
• Related ISBNs: 153811478X
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.