Modern Insurgencies and Counter-insurgencies

Modern Insurgencies and Counter-insurgencies
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Publisher : Psychology Press
Total Pages : 279
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ISBN-10 : 9780415239349
ISBN-13 : 0415239346
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Book Synopsis Modern Insurgencies and Counter-insurgencies by : Ian Frederick William Beckett

Download or read book Modern Insurgencies and Counter-insurgencies written by Ian Frederick William Beckett and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.


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