Military Misfortunes

The Anatomy of Failure in War

By: Eliot A. Cohen

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Paperback | 5 January 2006 | Edition Number 1

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WHY DO COMPETENT ARMIES FAIL?

- Why did the American-led coalition in Iraq fail to wage a classic counter-insurgency campaign for so long after the fall of Baghdad?

- Why was the sophisticated Israeli intelligence service so thoroughly surprised by the onslaught of combined Arab armies during the Yom Kippur War of 1973?

- How did a dozen German U-boats manage to humiliate the U.S. Navy for nine months in 1942 -- sinking an average of 650,000 tons of shipping monthly?

- What made the 1915 British-led invasion of Gallipoli one of the bloodiest catastrophes of the First World War?

Since it was first published in 1990, "Military Misfortunes" has become the classic analysis of the unexpected catastrophes that befall competent militaries. Now with a new Afterword discussing America's missteps in Iraq, Somalia, and the War on Terror, Eliot A. Cohen and John Gooch's gripping battlefield narratives and groundbreaking explanations of the hidden factors that undermine armies are brought thoroughly up to date. As recent events prove, "Military Misfortunes" will be required reading for as long as armies go to war.

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"The general reader will find this a fascinating and informative book; those responsible for their nations' security will find in it lessons they will ignore at their own peril." -- Major General (Res.) Aharon Yariv, former director, Israeli Military Intelligence

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Preface	p. vii
Why Misfortune?	p. 1
Understanding Disaster	p. 5
Analyzing Failure	p. 29
Failure to Learn: American Antisubmarine Warfare in 1942	p. 59
Failure to Anticipate: Israel Defense Forces on the Suez Front and the Golan Heights, 1973	p. 95
Failure to Adapt: The British at Gallipoli, August 1915	p. 133
Aggregate Failure: The Defeat of the American Eighth Army in Korea, November-December 1950	p. 165
Catastrophic Failure: The French Army and Air Force, May-June 1940	p. 197
What Can Be Done?	p. 231
Afterword	p. 247
Notes	p. 253
Index	p. 296
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