Table of Contents

List of figures; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Explaining asymmetric conflict outcomes; 3. Russia in the Caucasus: the Murid War, 1830–59; 4. Britain in Orange Free State and Transvaal: the South African War, 1899–1902; 5. Italy in Ethiopia: the Italo-Ethiopian War, 1935–40; 6. The United States in Vietnam: the Vietnam War, 1965–73; 7. The USSR in Afghanistan: the Afghan Civil War, 1979–89; 8. Conclusion; Appendix; References; Index.

Promotional Information

In this 2005 book, Ivan Arreguín-Toft examines the nature of asymmetric conflicts to explain how weaker powers can win.

About the Author

Ivan Arreguín-Toft is Fellow at the International Security Program, the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. He has authored numerous conference papers and his articles have appeared in International Security and The Cambridge Review of International Affairs. He is a veteran of the US Army where he served in Augsburg, Germany as a military intelligence analyst from 1985 to 1987.

Reviews

'Arreguín-Toft has made a major contribution to the literature on a fascinating and very timely subject. How the Weak Win Wars should be required reading not only for International Relations scholars but also for would be US presidents who still do not grasp the limits of American military power now on display in Iraq.' Survival