Irregular or guerrilla forces and warfare

In 1927, Chiang Kai-shek - the head of China's military academy and leader of the Kuomintang (KMT) - began the `northern expeditions' to bring China's northern territories back under the control of the state.

In July 2011, South Sudan was granted independence and became the world's newest country.

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

The violence that has ravaged Algeria has often defied explanation.

In the history of European revolutions, the barricade stands as a glorious emblem.

A biography of a British World War II secret agent who escaped the Buchenwald concentration camp.

In The Beekeeper of Sinjar, the acclaimed poet and journalist Dunya Mikhail tells the harrowing stories of women from across Iraq who have managed to escape the clutches of ISIS.

52 BC is the key year of the Gallic Revolt, with the near-disastrous Roman defeat at Gergovia followed by the climactic victory over the Gallic chieftain Vercingetorix at Alesia.

52 BC is the key year of the Gallic Revolt, with the near-disastrous Roman defeat at Gergovia followed by the climactic victory over the Gallic chieftain Vercingetorix at Alesia.

In this fully illustrated book an expert on the conflicts traces the progress of the wars in Chechnya, from the initial Russian advance through to urban battles such as Grozny, and the prolonged guerrilla warfare in the mountainous regions.

A concise illustrated study of the prolonged and bitter Russian campaigns in Chechnya from 1994 to 2009 which profoundly influenced Russia's politics, society and military.

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

An overview of modern Western militaries' response to armed rebellion, from Indochina to Northern Ireland to Iraq.

An overview of modern Western militaries' response to armed rebellion, from Indochina to Northern Ireland to Iraq.

In recent years the great powers of the West—primarily the US and UK—have most often been relegated to fighting “small wars,” rather than the great confrontational battles for which they once prepared.

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.

This study argues that guerrilla insurgencies will be a major feature of the post-Cold War international scene, and that the advisability of intervention in some of them will become a serious issue in American politics.

Sierra Leones eleven-year guerrilla war that left 200,000 people dead was brief, bloody and mindlessly brutal.

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

In September 2014, Azad Cudi became one of seventeen snipers deployed when ISIS, trying to shatter the Kurds in a decisive battle, besieged the northern city of Kobani.

An international study of counter-insurgency strategies, tactics, and techniques developed in warzones from Vietnam to Latin America and beyond.

Afghanistan was an unwinnable war.

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.

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 extraordinary account of heroism and sacrifice.

'An extraordinary account of heroism and sacrifice.

One of the most remarkable mechanized campaigns of recent years pitted the brutal and heavily armed jihadis of Islamic State against an improvised force belonging to the Kurdish YPG (later the SDF).

One of the most remarkable mechanized campaigns of recent years pitted the brutal and heavily armed jihadis of Islamic State against an improvised force belonging to the Kurdish YPG (later the SDF).

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.

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.

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

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

The British campaign in Northern Ireland remains one of the most controversial actions in recent history.

The Palestine War has been by far the most important military encounter in the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict.

The 1st Battalion, The Rhodesian Light Infantry, was one of the most innovative and successful counter-insurgency units in modern history.

Black Ops is a skirmish wargame of tactical espionage combat that recreates the tension and excitement of modern action-thrillers such as the Bond and Bourne films.

Black Ops is a skirmish wargame of tactical espionage combat that recreates the tension and excitement of modern action-thrillers such as the Bond and Bourne films.

A gripping history of Britain's Special Boat Squadron in World War II, drawing on veteran interviews and including rare photographs from the SAS Regimental Association.

A gripping history of Britain's Special Boat Squadron in World War II, drawing on veteran interviews and including rare photographs from the SAS Regimental Association.

In 1943, small teams of elite British soldiers began parachuting into the mountains of Axis-occupied Albania.

What happens when children are forced to become child soldiers?

What happens when children are forced to become child soldiers?

EVERYTHING YOU THINK YOU KNOW ABOUT WAR IS WRONG.

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

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

The first volume in this two-part oral history brings to life the experiences of British Army soldiers during the Troubles in the mid 1970s.

This book analyzes primary source evidence from militia groups, demonstrating the driving forces behind the post-war trajectory of armed groups.

This book analyzes primary source evidence from militia groups, demonstrating the driving forces behind the post-war trajectory of armed groups.

'Elegant and terrifying, the story of those who gave up life in the West for Ukraine's frontlines - some to save democracy, some to save themselves.