Modern Insurgencies and Counter-insurgencies
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Author | : Ian Frederick William Beckett |
Publisher | : Psychology Press |
Total Pages | : 279 |
Release | : 2001 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780415239349 |
ISBN-13 | : 0415239346 |
Rating | : 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Modern Insurgencies and Counter-insurgencies by : Ian Frederick William Beckett
Book excerpt: This book explores how unconventional warfare tactics have opposed governments, from eighteenth-century guerrilla warfare to contemporary urban terrorism. The tactics of guerrilla leaders such as Lawrence, Mao, Guevara and Marighela are examined and the works of counter-insurgency theorists such as Galleni, Callwell, Thompson and Kitson are analysed.