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Author Polk, William R. (William Roe), 1929-2020

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

Publication Info. New York : Harper, [2007]
©2007

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 East Windsor, Library Association of Warehouse Point - Adult Department  355.03 POL    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xxvi, 273 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [225]-260) and index.
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.
Subject Insurgency -- History.
Terrorism -- History.
Guerrilla warfare -- History.
ISBN 9780061236198: $23.95
0061236195
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