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Author Deriglazova, L. V. (Larisa Valerʹevna), author.

Title Great Powers, Small Wars : Asymmetric Conflict since 1945 / Larisa Deriglazova
Published Baltimore [Maryland] : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2014]
Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2018

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Description 1 online resource (1 PDF (xxiv, 384 pages)) : illustrations
Contents Preface : asymmetric conflicts : an equation with many unknowns -- Origin and development of the asymmetric conflict concept -- Identifying the asymmetry factor in armed conflicts -- The dissolution of the British Empire and asymmetric conflicts in dependencies -- The US war in Iraq, 2003-2009 -- Conclusion : analyzing asymmetric conflicts using the model
Summary In a sophisticated combination of quantitative research and two in-depth case studies, Larisa Deriglazova surveys armed conflicts post World War II in which one power is much stronger than the other. She then focuses on the experiences of British decolonization after World War II and the United States in the 2003 Iraq war. Great Powers, Small Wars employs several large databases to identify basic characteristics and variables of wars between enemies of disproportionate power. Case studies examine the economics, domestic politics, and international factors that ultimately shaped military events more than military capacity and strategy
Analysis Military history: post-WW2 conflicts
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Iraq War, 2003-2011.
Great powers -- History, Military -- 21st century
Great powers -- History, Military -- 20th century
Asymmetric warfare -- History -- 21st century
Asymmetric warfare -- History -- 20th century
Asymmetric warfare
British colonies
Great powers
SUBJECT Great Britain -- Colonies -- History, Military -- 20th century
Subject Iraq
Genre/Form Electronic books
History
Military history
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781421428512
1421428512