Jeffrey Record
About the Author
Jeffrey Record is a distinguished historian and national security expert whose incisive analyses have illuminated the complexities of modern warfare and U.S. foreign policy. A professor emeritus of strategy and policy at the U.S. Air Force's Air War College, he draws on decades of academic and military experience to dissect the triumphs and failures of asymmetric conflicts and strategic miscalculations. Record's work challenges conventional wisdom, offering rigorous, evidence-based critiques that resonate with policymakers, scholars, and military leaders alike. His books, including Beating Goliath: Why Insurgencies Win, Wanting War: Why the Bush Administration Invaded Iraq, and Wrong War: Why We Lost in Vietnam, provide essential reading for understanding the pitfalls of interventionism and the dynamics of protracted struggles.
