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Modern Insurgencies and Counter-insurgencies: Guerrillas and Their Opponents Since 1750

Hardback

Main Details

Title Modern Insurgencies and Counter-insurgencies: Guerrillas and Their Opponents Since 1750
Authors and Contributors      By (author) I.F.W. Beckett
SeriesWarfare and History
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:288
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreHistory of specific subjects
ISBN/Barcode 9780415239332
ClassificationsDewey:355.0218
Audience
Undergraduate
Professional & Vocational
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Illustrations black & white illustrations

Publishing Details

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint Routledge
Publication Date 26 July 2001
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Modern Insurgencies and Counter-Insurgencies explores how unconventional warfare tactics have opposed past and present governments all over the world, from eighteenth-century guerrilla warfare to the urban terrorism of today. Insurgency remains one of the most prevalent forms of conflict and presents a crucial challenge to the international community, governments and the military. In addition to examining the tactics of guerrilla leaders such as Lawrence, Mao, Guevara and Marighela, Modern Insurgencies and Counter-Insurgencies also analyses the counter-insurgency theories of Gallieni, Callwell, Thompson and Kitson. It explores such conflicts as: * the American War of Independence * Napoleon's campaign in Spain * the wars of decolonisation * the superpowers in Vietnam and Afghanistan * conflicts in Northern Ireland, Sierra Leone and Colombia.

Reviews

"this is a first rate book [with] an excellent up-to-date bibliography at the end of each chapter."-The International History Review, December 2002