ABSTRACT

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 communi

chapter 1|23 pages

THE ROOTS OF INSURGENCY

chapter 2|31 pages

THE ROOTS OF COUNTER-INSURGENCY

chapter 3|15 pages

RESISTANCE AND THE PARTISAN

chapter 4|16 pages

MAO TSE-TUNG AND REVOLUTIONARY WARFARE

chapter 5|35 pages

FORMATIVE EXPERIENCES

chapter 6|30 pages

'WARS OF NATIONAL LIBERATION'?

chapter 7|32 pages

THE TRANSITION TO URBAN INSURGENCY

chapter 8|34 pages

INSURGENCY AND THE SUPERPOWERS

chapter 9|36 pages

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