| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xxix, 750 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [593]-707) and index. |
| Summary |
A complete global history of guerrilla uprisings through the ages. |
| Contents |
Barbarians at the gate : the origins of guerrilla warfare -- Liberty or death : the rise of liberal revolutionaries -- The spreading oil spot : the wars of empire -- The bomb throwers : the first age of international terrorism -- The sideshows : guerrillas and commandos in the world wars -- The end of empire : the wars of "national liberation" -- Radical chic : the romance of the leftist revolutionaries -- God's killers : the rise of radical Islam. |
| Subject |
Guerrilla warfare -- History.
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| ISBN |
9780871404244 hardcover $35.00 |
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0871404249 hardcover |
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