Insurgents, Raiders, and Bandits : How Masters of Irregular Warfare Have Shaped Our World

From The Small Bands Of Wilderness Warriors Who Battled In 18th-century North America To The Chechen Lion, And The Contemporary Conflict In Chechnya, John Arquilla Chronicles The Deadly Careers Of The Greatest Masters Of Irregular Warfare Over The Past 250 Years. Their Impact On Events Has Been Profound, With Irregulars Playing Crucial Roles In Such Epochal Struggles As The Anglo-french Duel For North America, The Defeat Of Napoleon In Spain And Russia, The American Civil War, Both World Wars, And The Current Era Of Terrorism. Seeing The World Through The Eyes Of Guerrillas, Raiders And Bandits, Arquilla Has Written An Alternative History That Provides Lessons For Warfare In Our Time That Must Not Be Ignored.--publisher's Web Site. War Out Of The Dark -- Frontiersman : Robert Rogers -- Fighting Quaker : Nathanael Greene -- Guerrillero : Francisco Espoz Y Mina -- Hussar Poet : Denis Davydov -- Desert Mystic : Abd El-kader -- Nation Builder : Guiseppe Garibaldi -- Rebel Raider : Nathan Bedford Forrest -- Gray Fox : George Crook -- Veldt Rider : Christiaan De Wet -- Bush Fighter : Paul Von Lettow-vorbeck -- Emir Dynamite : T.e. Lawrence -- Long Ranger : Orde Wingate -- Undersea Wolf : Charles Lockwood -- Partisan : Josip Broz, Tito -- Counterinsurgent : Frank Kitson -- People's Warrior : Vo Nguyen Giap -- Bandit Queen : Phoolan Devi -- Chechen Lion : Aslan Maskhadov -- Master Lessons-- And A Look Ahead. John Arquilla. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This very readable book is a study of "asymmetric" warfare; specifically, it is an examination of 18 leaders of military conflicts, each of whom acted in asymmetric / irregular or otherwise unconventional ways. Each chapter is part biography, part history lesson, and part examination of military art and science in practice. It follows several themes relevant to unconventional warfare, including moral legitimacy as a strategic goal, dividing one's forces into multiple small units to attack multiple locations simultaneously, and countertactics to such attacks. Theses themes relate many of the chapters, but most chapters can be read independent of the whole and still be enjoyable and useful lessons on history and tactics. See more on John Arquilla here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Arquilla Om den rolle, som anvendelsen af ukonventionel krigsførelse har spillet i de sidste 250 års konflikter, fra det 18. århundredes indianerkrige og frem til starten af det 21. århundrede. Undervejs kommer forfatteren ind på mange forskellige former for ukonventionel krigsførelse, bl.a. guerillakrigene mod Napoleon i Spanien og Rusland, modstanden mod den franske erobring af Algeriet i 1830, Lawrence of Arabia's medvirken i det arabiske oprør mod Osmanner-riget under 1. Verdenskrig, ubådskrigen i Stillehavet og Titos partisankrig i Jugoslavien under 2. Verdenskrig, oprørsbekæmpelse i britiske kolonier i det 20. århundrede, røverdronningen Phoolan Devis kamp for social retfærdighed i 1970'ernes og 1980'ernes Indien og løsrivelsesbevægelsen i Tjetjenien i 1990'ernes og 2000'erne Insurgent, Raiders and Bandits explores the history of irregular warfare over the past 250 years through the lives and campaigns ofFrom w the greatest masters of this mode of conflict. The book not only tells their stories, but shapes an alternate history of the world as seen through the eyes of those who made up for their small numbers with clever, unorthodox methods that often brought them victory. Their lesson for military affairs in our time must not be ignored.