Modern insurgencies and counter-insurgencies : guerrillas and their opponents since 1750

Cover; Title; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction; 1 The roots of insurgency; 2 The roots of counter-insurgency; 3 Resistance and the partisan; 4 Mao Tse-tung and revolutionary warfare; 5 Formative experiences; 6 'Wars of national liberation'?; 7 The transition to urban insurgency; 8 Insurgency and the superpowers; 9 Forward to the past; Index.;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. 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 of Gallieni, Callwell, Thompson and Kitson. It explores such conflicts as: * the American War of Independence * Napoleon's campaign in Spain * the wars of decolonisation * the superpowers in Vietnam and Afghanistan * conflicts in Northern Ireland, Sierra Leone and Colombia Cover 1 Title 4 Copyright Page 5 Contents 6 Introduction 8 1 The roots of insurgency 12 2 The roots of counter-insurgency 35 3 Resistance and the partisan 66 4 Mao Tse-tung and revolutionary warfare 81 5 Formative experiences 97 6 'Wars of national liberation'? 132 7 The transition to urban insurgency 162 8 Insurgency and the superpowers 194 9 Forward to the past 228 Index 264 Ian F. Beckett here 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.