Background
Cohen, Eliot Asher was born on April 3, 1956 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Felix and Frieda (Omansky) Cohen.
(Why do competent armies fail? • Why did the American-led...)
Why do competent armies fail? • Why did the American-led coalition in Iraq fail to wage a classic counter-insurgency campaign for so long after the fall of Baghdad? • Why was the sophisticated Israeli intelligence service so thoroughly surprised by the onslaught of combined Arab armies during the Yom Kippur War of 1973? • How did a dozen German U-boats manage to humiliate the U.S. Navy for nine months in 1942 -- sinking an average of 650,000 tons of shipping monthly? • What made the 1915 British-led invasion of Gallipoli one of the bloodiest catastrophes of the First World War? Since it was first published in 1990, Military Misfortunes has become the classic analysis of the unexpected catastrophes that befall competent militaries. Now with a new Afterword discussing America's missteps in Iraq, Somalia, and the War on Terror, Eliot A. Cohen and John Gooch's gripping battlefield narratives and groundbreaking explanations of the hidden factors that undermine armies are brought thoroughly up to date. As recent events prove, Military Misfortunes will be required reading for as long as armies go to war.
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Cohen, Eliot Asher was born on April 3, 1956 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Felix and Frieda (Omansky) Cohen.
Bachelor, Harvard University, 1977. Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1982.
Assistant professor government Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1982-1986. Visiting professor strategy United States Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island, 1985-1986, Secretary of Navy Senior research fellow, 1986—1990. Member policy planning staff United States Department Defense, Washington, 1990.
Professor Paul H. Nitze School Advanced International Studies (School of Advanced International Studies), Johns Hopkins University, 1990—2004, founding director The Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies, Robert E. Osgood professor strategic studies, 2004—2007, since 2009. Counselor United States Department State, 2007—2008. Adjunct professor United States Army War College.
Member Defense Policy Advisory Board, National Security Advisory Panel, National Intelligence Council.
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Served to 1st lieutenant United States Army Reserve. Fellow Council on Foreign Relations. Member International Institute for Strategic Studies.
Married Judith Rosenberg. June 26, 1977; children: Raphael Saadya, Michal Gabrielle, Rebecca Hannah.