Author : Ian Frederick William Beckett
Release : 2001
Genre : Counterinsurgency
Kind : eBook
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Download or read book Modern Insurgencies and Counter-insurgencies written by Ian Frederick William Beckett. This book was released on 2001. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.