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"Seminal . . . a modern 'classic.' Dr. O'Neill's treatise is now required reading in American and British military schools and 'war colleges.' Analytical and
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A systematic, comprehensive, and straightforward textbook for analyzing and comparing insurgencies and terrorist movements, Insurgency and Terrorism was first published in 1990 to broad acclaim. Observers, scholars, students, military personnel, journalists, and government analysts worldwide found it worthy of study. Now Insurgency and Terrorism has been thoroughly revised and updated to cover activity that has since occurred in Afghanistan, Iraq, the Philippines, Colombia, and elsewhere and to address the new tactics and weapons used—and threatened. Author Bard E. O’Neill, the director of studies of insurgency and revolution at the National War College, addresses insurgencies with respect to ultimate goals, strategies, forms of warfare, the role and means of acquiring popular support, organizational dynamics, causes and effects of disunity, types of external support, and government responses. Course syllabi included.
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"Seminal . . . a modern 'classic.' Dr. O'Neill's treatise is now required reading in American and British military schools and 'war colleges.' Analytical and
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A systematic, comprehensive, and straightforward textbook for analyzing and comparing insurgencies and terrorist movements, Insurgency and Terrorism was first published in 1990 to broad acclaim. Observers, scholars, students, military personnel, journalists, and government analysts worldwide found it worthy of study. Now Insurgency and Terrorism has been thoroughly revised and updated to cover activity that has since occurred in Afghanistan, Iraq, the Philippines, Colombia, and elsewhere and to address the new tactics and weapons used—and threatened. Author Bard E. O’Neill, the director of studies of insurgency and revolution at the National War College, addresses insurgencies with respect to ultimate goals, strategies, forms of warfare, the role and means of acquiring popular support, organizational dynamics, causes and effects of disunity, types of external support, and government responses. Course syllabi included.
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To say that the beginning of the twenty-first century has been tumultuous would be an understatement. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
protracted popular war, exoteric appeals, insurgent goals, esoteric appeals, insurgent conflicts, active popular support, insurgent strategies, insurgent movements, insurgent organization, transnational terrorism, insurgent leaders, external supporters, gaining popular support, insurgent activity, insurgent groups, regular military forces, parallel hierarchy Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, Modern Guerrilla Warfare, Christian Science Monitor, Mao Tse-tung, Washington Post, The Art of Counter-Revolutionary War, Third World, Northern Ireland, Soviet Union, Middle East, Sri Lanka, World War, West Bank, Partisan Warfare, Latin American, Princeton University Press, Red Brigades, Saudi Arabia, New People's Army, The Free Press, Che Guevara, Irish Republican Army, Sendero Luminoso, Westview Press New!
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To say that the beginning of the twenty-first century has been tumultuous would be an understatement. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
protracted popular war, exoteric appeals, insurgent goals, esoteric appeals, insurgent conflicts, active popular support, insurgent strategies, insurgent movements, insurgent organization, transnational terrorism, insurgent leaders, external supporters, gaining popular support, insurgent activity, insurgent groups, regular military forces, parallel hierarchy Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, Modern Guerrilla Warfare, Christian Science Monitor, Mao Tse-tung, Washington Post, The Art of Counter-Revolutionary War, Third World, Northern Ireland, Soviet Union, Middle East, Sri Lanka, World War, West Bank, Partisan Warfare, Latin American, Princeton University Press, Red Brigades, Saudi Arabia, New People's Army, The Free Press, Che Guevara, Irish Republican Army, Sendero Luminoso, Westview Press New!
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- Why Men Rebel by Ted R. Gurr on 10 pages
- Guerrilla Warfare by Ernesto "Che" Guevara on 6 pages
- The Deadly Embrace by Ilana Kass on 5 pages
- Revolution in the Revolution by R. Debray on 4 pages
- Revolutions Of The Late Twentieth Century by Jack Goldstone on page 90, page 111, and Back Matter
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