Irregular or guerrilla forces and warfare

Afghanistan was an unwinnable war.

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

From the author of The Perfect Storm, a gripping book about Sebastian Junger's almost-fatal year with the 2nd battalion of the American Army.

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.

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.

This is Harry Verlander's story, one of five true-life recollections from the Second World War in Tales From The Special Forces Club.

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.

From Afghanistan and Sierra Leone to East Timor, the aftermath of any armed conflict presents a complex set of challenges.

Spencer provides a history of the FMLN guerrilla special forcesknown collectively by the acronym FESin El Salvador.