Why America Loses Wars, Donald Stoker
Why America Loses Wars, Donald Stoker
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Why America Loses Wars
Limited War and US Strategy from the Korean War to the Present

Author: Donald Stoker

Narrator: Paul Heitsch

Unabridged: 11 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/02/2021

Synopsis

How can you achieve victory in war if you don't have a clear idea of your political objectives and a vision of what victory means? In this provocative challenge to US policy and strategy, Donald Stoker argues that America endures endless wars because its leaders no longer know how to think about war, particularly limited wars. He reveals how ideas on limited war and war in general evolved against the backdrop of American conflicts in Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq. These ideas, he shows, were flawed and have undermined America's ability to understand, wage, and win its wars, and to secure peace afterwards. America's leaders have too often taken the nation to war without understanding what they want or valuing victory, leading to the "forever wars" of today. Why America Loses Wars dismantles seventy years of misguided thinking and lays the foundations for a new approach to the wars of tomorrow.

About Donald Stoker

Donald Stoker was professor of strategy and policy for the US Naval War College's Monterey Program at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, from 1999 until 2017. The author or editor of eleven books, his Clausewitz: His Life and Work is on the British Army professional reading list.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Scott

Excellent, excellent book that I just finished reading through twice before rating or commenting on it. The author, Dr. Donald Stoker, is not someone I've had the pleasure to meet, although I know many of his associates, but I'm very familiar with his credentials, which are impeccable and I've recom......more

Goodreads review by Sophie

Genuinely a great book that anyone interested in International Affairs, politics, civil-military relations, or anything else should read. Presents great analysis of a wide array of conflicts with engaging insights and a large element of background research that contributes to the point Stoker is try......more

Goodreads review by Andrew

War, in Stoker's Clausewitzian eyes, is fundamentally about its political objectives - this is what establishes the goal of the war - be it unlimited (the goal is removing the other political regime) or limited (everything else) - as well as the way it occurs on the ground, its passion, scope and ul......more

Goodreads review by Kerney

Thought provoking, scholarly read. Loses the thread on the America-focused argument, and seems to reiterate the same points over and over, which are really just commentary on not understanding strategy or crafting clear objectives in war. Long book for a few novel nuggets, but a good review of Ameri......more

Goodreads review by Joseph

Why America Loses Wars: Limited War and US Strategy from the Korean War to the Present by Donald Stoker is an examination of war theory and the practice of the United States in a period where the United States did not have a single declared war. Stoker was a Professor of Strategy and Policy for the......more

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