Modern Insurgencies and Counter-Insurgencies: Guerrillas and their Opponents since 1750

by Ian F.W. Beckett

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415239346
• ISBN13: 9780415239349
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.1"