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Jan. 12, 2026

Book Review: Outmaneuvered: America’s Tragic Encounter with Warfare from Vietnam to Afghanistan

Cover for Outmaneuvered: America’s Tragic Encounter with Warfare from Vietnam to Afghanistan
Military History |

Author: James A. Warren

| Dr. Marie Louise deRaismes Combes, assistant professor of national security, Department of National Security and Strategy, US Army War College
  ©2025 Marie Louise deRaismes Combes
 
Outmaneuvered: America’s Tragic Encounter with Warfare from Vietnam to Afghanistan chronologically examines the United States’ relationship with counterinsurgency. The author’s primary focus is the influence of politics on irregular warfare and covers irregular conflicts that occurred prior to and after 9/11. The reviewer saw both positives and negatives to the book and its arguments.
 

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Keywords: irregular warfare, leadership, strategy, hubris and arrogance