Beating Goliath examines the phenomenon of victories by the weak over the strong—more specifically, insurgencies that succeeded against great powers. Jeffrey Record reviews eleven insurgent wars from
Wanting War is the first comprehensive analysis of the often contradictory reasons why President George W. Bush went to war in Iraq and of the war’s impact on future U.S. armed intervention abroad. Th
Record (strategy, Air War College, Alabama) offers a fine primer on the start of WWII. He examines the reasons behind both Japanese and US tactical decisions, arguing that Japan's imperial aspirations
