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Author Beckett, I. F. W. (Ian Frederick William)

Title Encyclopedia of guerrilla warfare / Ian F.W. Beckett
Published Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, [1999]
©1999

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Description xxiii, 303 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Summary Although many consider Mao Tse-tung and Che Guevara to be its inventors, guerrilla warfare was already well established in biblical times - indeed, it was mentioned as early as a fifteenth-century B.C. Hittite parchment. Encyclopedia of Guerrilla Warfare, the first reference work of its kind, delves into this ancient and infamous art of war, its successes and failures, its practitioners, and its opponents. Entries in this illustrated A-to-Z volume cover topics that include guerrilla warfare from the late eighteenth century to the present; countries, wars, revolts, conflicts, movements, leaders, strategies, and concepts; and traditional guerrilla tactics as well as the latest techniques of modern insurgency and counterinsurgency
Assuming no previous knowledge of the subject, the self-contained entries offer information in an easy-to-understand manner and draw on the know-how of a military expert who was a senior lecturer at Sandhurst, the Royal Military Academy, and a visiting professor at the U.S. Naval War College. In cases of controversy, the author has taken care to present opposing points of view. A chronology completes the coverage, a bibliography promotes further study, and a detailed index helps readers locate particular topics
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-276) and index
Subject Guerrilla warfare -- Encyclopedias.
Guerrilla warfare -- Encyclopedias.
Genre/Form Encyclopedias.
LC no. 98055119 /AC
ISBN 0874369290 cloth alkaline paper
1576071898 paperback alkaline paper
1576070948 alkaline paper
Other Titles Guerrilla warfare