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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
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) I.F.W. Beckett
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Series | Warfare and History |
Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:288 | Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156 |
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Category/Genre | History of specific subjects |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780415239332
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Classifications | Dewey:355.0218 |
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Audience | Undergraduate | Professional & Vocational | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | |
Illustrations |
black & white illustrations
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Imprint |
Routledge
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Publication Date |
26 July 2001 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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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
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