Tackling Insurgency: Roots of Insurgency and Counter Insurgency
- ISBN-10
- 1977736505
- ISBN-13
- 9781977736505
- Pages
- 204
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-09-28
- Author
- Paul Richards
Description
Tackling 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 analyses the work of counter-insurgency theorists such as Gallieni, Callwell, Thompson and KitsonEncompassing both insurgency and counter-insurgency in an analytical and historical framework, this timely one-volume study is an invaluable aid for students of history, strategic studies and international relations, and for military professionals.
