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Violent politics : A history of insurgency, terrorism & guerrilla war, from the American Revolution to Iraq / William R. Polk.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Harper, c2007.Edition: Updated and expanded., 1st Harper Perennial edDescription: xxvi, 274 p. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9788189988371
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • JC328.5 .P64 2009
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Contents:
The American insurgency -- The Spanish guerrilla against the French -- The Philippine 'insurrection' -- The Irish struggle for independence -- Tito and the Yugoslav partisans -- The Greek resistance -- Kenya and the Mau Mau -- The Algerian war of national independence -- The Vietnamese struggle against the French -- America takes over from France in Vietnam -- The Afghan resistance to the British and the Russians.
Summary: An examination of the role of insurgent tactics in world conflicts throughout the past two-and-a-half centuries places current issues in a context of world history while covering events that marked such examples as the war in Iraq.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Kenya Military Academy JC328.5 .P64 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available KMA009620
Book National Defence College (NDC) Library JC328.7 .S36 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 9811/21
Book National Defence College (NDC) Library JC328.7 .S36 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2 Available 9812/21

Previous edition: New York : HarperCollins, 2007.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-266) and index.

The American insurgency -- The Spanish guerrilla against the French -- The Philippine 'insurrection' -- The Irish struggle for independence -- Tito and the Yugoslav partisans -- The Greek resistance -- Kenya and the Mau Mau -- The Algerian war of national independence -- The Vietnamese struggle against the French -- America takes over from France in Vietnam -- The Afghan resistance to the British and the Russians.

An examination of the role of insurgent tactics in world conflicts throughout the past two-and-a-half centuries places current issues in a context of world history while covering events that marked such examples as the war in Iraq.

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