William C. Martel is Associate Professor of International Security Studies. His research and teaching interests are in international security and public policy. Formerly a Professor of National Security Affairs at the Naval War College, he also served on the professional staff of the RAND Corporation in Washington, DC. He has been a consultant to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the U.S. Air Force and the USAF Scientific Advisory Board, and the National Security Council.
1. Introduction
2. Foundations of a general theory of victory
3. Historical origins of victory
4. Modern origins of victory
5. American experience with victory
6. American logic of victory
7. 1986 raid on Libya
8. 1989 invasion of Panama
9. 1991 Persian Gulf War
10. Intervention in Bosnia, Kosovo, 1992-1999
11. Intervention in Afghanistan, 2001-2010
12. 2003 invasion of Iraq
13. Influence of military power on victory
14. Conclusion.
