Guerrilla Warfare - Irregular Warfare in the Twentieth Century

Informationen zum Autor William Weir is a former army combat correspondent and photographer in the Korean War. He lives in Guilford, Connecticut Klappentext Succinct accounts of 21 guerrilla conflicts in the twentieth century Wars covered include the Boer War, the Philippine War, World War I, the Russian Revolution, World War II, Vietnam, the Algerian War, the Afghan-Soviet War, and more The exploits of men like Lawrence of Arabia, Orde Wingate, Mao Zedong, and Che Guevera In war, whenever one side outnumbers and outguns the other, the outnumbered and outgunned side often resorts to guerrilla warfare to address the asymmetry and frequently achieves victory. The twentieth century produced scores of such conflicts, whether as sideshows of the world wars or as the main events in wars of revolution or liberation. "Guerrilla Warfare" examines twenty-one of these conflicts, shedding light on the remarkable capabilities of unconventional fighters to outlast and defeat their enemies. Zusammenfassung Guerrilla Warfare covers a century of unconventional fighters at war! including the American hunt for Pancho Villa! Lawrence of Arabia's exploits during World War I! the showdown at Dien Bien Phu in 1954! France's long war in Algeria! the siege of Khe Sanh in the Vietnam War! the Afghan-Soviet War from 1979 to 1989! and more.

Product details

• Authors: William Weir
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2008
• EAN: 9780811734974
• ISBN: 978-0-8117-3497-4
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Stackpole Military History Series; Stackpole Military History; Stackpole Military History Series; Stackpole Military History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics