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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Kolenda, Christopher D., author.
Title: Zero-sum victory : what we’re getting wrong about war / Christopher D. Kolenda.
Other titles: What we’re getting wrong about war
Description: Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, [2021] | Includes index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021023493 | ISBN 9780813152769 (hardcover) | ISBN 9780813152837 (pdf) | ISBN 9780813152899 (epub)
Subjects: LCSH: United States—Military policy—History—21st century—Case studies. | Afghan War, 2001—Case studies. | Iraq War, 2003–2011—Case studies. | Prolonged war—United States—Case studies. | Irregular warfare—Case studies.
Classification: LCC UA23 .K65 2021 | DDC 355/.35573—dc23
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