Leroy Thompson emphasises, without the least bit of irony, that counter-insurgency operations must be conducted with regard to wider political, social and economic goals for success to be achieved.
A complete global history of guerrilla uprisings through the ages.
A complete global history of guerrilla uprisings through the ages.
In a mining camp in the mountains of Peru, Lituma and Tomás live in a barbaric and hostile environment, under constant threat from the Maoist guerillas of Sendero Luminoso. En un campamento minero de las montañas del Perú, el cabo Lituma y su adjunto Tomás viven en un ambiente …
One of the most influential documents of our time, Mao Tse-tung's pamphlet on guerrilla warfare has become the basic textbook for waging revolution in underdeveloped and emergent areas throughout the world. This book analyzes the nature and conduct of guerrilla warfare, and cons…
This book explores women's activities in militant insurgencies and seeks to understand what women 'do' in wars and how that challenges or endorses gender norms, as the case might be. In mainstream IR, inter-state conflict, anti-state armed insurgency and armed militancy are esse…
"In most societies, courts are where the rubber of government meets the road of the people. If a state cannot settle disputes and enforce its decisions, to all intents and purposes it is no longer in charge. This is why successful rebels put courts and justice at the top of thei…