Understanding Victory and Defeat in Contemporary War

1. The Problem of Victory and Defeat in Modern War Part 1: The Nature of Victory and Defeat in Modern War 2. Defining Post-War Victory 3. In the Eye of the Beholder: Victory and Defeat in U.S. Military Operations 4. Victory, Counter-Insurgency and Iraq 5. The United States Perspective on Victory in a War on Terrorism Part 2: Explaining Victory and Defeat in Modern War 6. The Paradoxes of the Strategy of Terrorism 7. How to Lose a War on Terror: A Comparative Analysis of Counterinsurgency Successes and Failures 8. The Origins and Implications of Western Counterinsurgency Failures 9. Toppling the Taliban in Afghanistan 10. Culture and the Outcome of Military Intervention: Developing Some Hypotheses 11. Understanding Victory and Defeat: Some Conclusions