Irregular or guerrilla forces and warfare

In this book, Ariel Ahram offers a new perspective on a growing threat to international and human security-the reliance of 'weak states' on quasi-official militias, paramilitaries, and warlords.

This book presents a theory to account for the different strategies pursued by rebel groups in civil war.

Responding to pressure from the United States, the Colombian government in 1996 intensified aerial fumigation of coca plantations in the western Amazon region.

Michael Napier details the critical role of air power in the skies over Afghanistan, from the ten-year occupation by the USSR in the 1980s through to the US and NATO campaign from 2001 to 2021.

an engrossing narrative, beautifully controlled by a master storyteller' Michael McKernan, Sydney Morning Herald The bestselling, acclaimed, authoritative account of one of the most famous battles in Australian military history now established as a classic.

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The Fall of Che Guevara tells the story of Guevara's last campaign, in the backwoods of Bolivia, where he hoped to ignite a revolution that would spread throughout South America.

America's war on terror is widely defined by the Afghanistan and Iraq fronts.

This book analyses the strategies and narratives of Non-State Armed Actors (NSAAs), principally relying on primary material and interviews conducted by the author.

Boko Haram is the major threat to the Nigerian state, and has emerged as a destabilizing factor across sub-Saharan Africa.

Sometimes referred to as the first published manual of guerrilla warfare, Bernardo de Vargas Machuca's Indian Militia and Description of the Indies is actually the first known manual of counterinsurgency, or anti-guerrilla warfare.

On 27th May 1977, a small demonstration against the MPLA, the ruling party of Angola led to the slaughter of thousands, if not tens of thousands, of people.

This extensive examination of the Kurdish conflict in Turkey, Iraq, Germany, and the EU focuses on the history and development of the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) and its impact on transnational security, human rights, and democratization.

The Law of Non-International Armed Conflict brings together and critically analyses the disparate conventional, customary, and soft law relating to non-international armed conflict.

Cinematic representations of unconventional warfare have received sporadic attention to date.

In conflicts around the world, there is an increasingly popular weapon system that needs negligible technology, is simple to sustain, has unlimited versatility, and an incredible capacity for both loyalty and barbarism.

The discovery of a suspected homegrown Islamic terrorist cell in our own backyard last year shocked most Canadians.

It was the conflict that shocked America and the world, but the struggle for peace is central to the history of the Vietnam War.

In conflict zones around the world, the phenomenon of foreign insurgents fighting on behalf of local rebel groups is a common occurrence.

Three parallel wars were fought in the latter half of the twentieth century in El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua.

This Element interprets how narcotrafficking and private armies interacted with the process of configuration of the state in Colombia.

Cinematic representations of unconventional warfare have received sporadic attention to date.

Although ultimately unsuccessful, Operation Agreement was one of the most dramatic raids of the war in North Africa.

This Element interprets how narcotrafficking and private armies interacted with the process of configuration of the state in Colombia.

In Gambling with Violence, Yelena Biberman tackles a global problem that is particularly consequential for Pakistan and India: state outsourcing of violence to ordinary civilians, criminals, and ex-insurgents.

Though officially neutral until March 1945, Buenos Aires played a key role during World War II as a base for the South American intelligence operations of the major powers.

The incredible untold World War II story of Australian hero BARNEY GREATREX - from Bomber Command to French Resistance fighter.

This research guide fills a major gap in the literature about the citizen and volunteer soldier in American military history and explains how to conduct research on the subject and to explore fruitful areas for future study.

The remarkable story of the French Foreign Legion, its dramatic rise throughout the nineteenth century, and its most committed champion, General Hubert Lyautey.

'Pulse-pounding' Sinclair McKay | 'Truly masterful' Damien Lewis | 'Who needs spy fiction, when fact can provide as thrilling a story as this?

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Waged across an inhospitable terrain which varied from open African savannah to broken mountain country and arid semi-desert, the Anglo-Boer wars of 1880 81 and 1899 1902 pitted the British Army and its allies against the Boers' commandos.

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The authors of this book are uniquely qualified to analyze the contemporary security landscape and promote necessary and pressing change.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE SOCIETY FOR ARMY HISTORICAL RESEARCH'S 2025 TEMPLER MEDALA detailed new account of the British military campaign in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014, based on the experiences of those who served.

The Burning Forest is an empathetic, moving account of what drives indigenous peasants to support armed struggle despite severe state repression, including lives lost, homes and communities destroyed.

Understanding the Syrian revolution is unthinkable without an in-depth analysis from below.

Even though much of Europe eventually succumbed to the Nazis during World War II, many Europeans defiantly resisted occupation in every way possible.

This book completes a trilogy by the anthropologist Wendy James.

There has been a shift in the way that we understand the forces behind imperialism.

Civil War historians shed new light on the importance of guerrilla combat across the south in this “useful and fascinating work” (Choice).

This fully illustrated study examines the German, Italian and Bulgarian occupation forces in Greece during 1941 44 as well as those of the two Greek Resistance organizations.

Though officially neutral until March 1945, Buenos Aires played a key role during World War II as a base for the South American intelligence operations of the major powers.

In conflict zones around the world, the phenomenon of foreign insurgents fighting on behalf of local rebel groups is a common occurrence.

In this comprehensive portrait of the women of Chechnya in modern war, Paul Murphy challenges conventional thinking on why they fight and are willing to kill themselves in the name of Allah.

An in-depth account of the formation Nazi Germany’s militia army as a desperate attempt to delay its defeat during the waning days of WWII.

Although ultimately unsuccessful, Operation Agreement was one of the most dramatic raids of the war in North Africa.