Irregular or guerrilla forces and warfare

The indispensable guerilla warfare manual, first developed by the Russian military during WWII-with a thorough introduction on its legendary history.

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

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

Discover the truth behind one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of World War II.

The Vietnam War lasted twenty years, and was the USA's greatest military failure.

The Vietnam War lasted twenty years, and was the USA's greatest military failure.

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.

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

Subcommander Marcos made his debut on the world stage on January 1, 1994, the day the North American Free Trade Agreement took effect.

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.

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

Detention and confinement-of both combatants and large groups of civilians-have become fixtures of asymmetric wars over the course of the last century.

Learning to Forget analyzes the evolution of US counterinsurgency (COIN) doctrine over the last five decades.

At peak utilization, private security contractors (PSCs) constituted a larger occupying force in Iraq and Afghanistan than did U.

An international affairs scholar examines the origins and ongoing influence of state-sponsored militias in Iran, Iraq, and Indonesia.

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

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

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

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The true story of Deng Adut - Sudanese child soldier, refugee, man of hope - for readers aged 12+.

The heart-rending story of the Australians brutally imprisoned in Sandakan, the Japanese POW camp in North Borneo, whose very name came to symbolise cruelty and ill-treatment.

Since its creation in 1831, the French Foreign Legion has become the stuff of myth, fiction and dreams.

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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"e;[An] informative and readable account of the growth of the politically motivated and extremely violent Mau Mau in Kenya.

Attempts to resolve why self-determination disputes between governments and ethnic minorities so often result in civil war.

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

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.

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

This book examines the military organization, strategy, and tactics of the Salvadoran FMLN guerrillas during their efforts to overthrow the government.

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

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.

THE STORY OF BRITAIN'S LEADING FORENSIC EXPLOSIVES SCIENTIST, WHO FOR NEARLY THREE-DECADES INVESTIGATED SOME OF THE MOST PROMINENT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL BOMB ATTACKS IN HISTORY.

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

The true story of Deng Adut - Sudanese child soldier, refugee, man of hopeDeng Adut's family were farmers in South Sudan when a brutal civil war altered his life forever.

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

Colonel Gadaffi's Hat is both a gripping and deeply moving account of the Libyan uprising from the lone journalist who was able to report from the rebel army convoy that captured Green Square, in the heart of Tripoli.

A thoroughly updated history of the legendary French Foreign Legion by the bestselling author of Who Dares WinsTony Geraghty analyses the legend and re-examines the battle honours of the Foreign Legion, and his revelations illuminate the darker side of its historic relationship to the motherland.

A controversial and timely book by BBC reporter and terrorism expert Peter TaylorIn 'Talking to Terrorists' Peter Taylor takes us on a personal journey, quoting from diaries written at the time, as he reveals what it was like to come face-to-face with IRA terrorists and Islamic jihadis.

'Afghanistan is just like Iraq - hot, dusty and full of people who want to kill you', SSgt Simon Fuller, Royal Engineer Search AdvisorBomb Hunters tells the story of the British army's elite bomb disposal experts, men who face death every day in the most dangerous region of the most lethal country on earth - Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

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.

Every nation has its founding myth, and for modern China it is the Long March.

War-time love story set in Abyssinia, Eritrea and the Yemen 1935-1945.

One small East African country embodies the battered history of the continent: patronised by colonialists, riven by civil war, confused by Cold War manoeuvring, proud, colorful, with Africa's best espresso and worst rail service.