Product Description

Ian F. Beckett here 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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #339648 in Books
• Published on: 2001-07-26
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

From the Back Cover
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 analyses the work of counter-insurgency theorists such as 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.

Encompassing both insurgency and counter-insurgency in an analytic and historical framework, this timely one-volume study is an invaluable aid for students of history, strategic studies, international relations, and for military professionals.