Waging insurgent warfare : lessons from the Vietcong to the Islamic State / / Seth G. Jones

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910466350603321
• Autore: Jones Seth G. <1972->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016; ©2016
• ISBN: 0-19-060088-8; 0-19-060087-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (353 p.)
• Disciplina: 355.02/18
• Soggetti: Insurgency; Guerrilla warfare; Counterinsurgency; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Waging Insurgent Warfare; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1. Introduction; 2. Starting Insurgencies; 3. Strategies; 4. Tactics; 5. Organizational Structures; 6. Information Campaigns and Propaganda; 7. Outside Support; 8. Ending Insurgencies; 9. Implications for Counterinsurgency Warfare; Appendix A: Case Study List; Appendix B: Statistical Results for Ending Insurgencies; Notes; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: There are over three dozen violent insurgencies around the globe today, including in such high-profile countries as Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, and Ukraine. If we are to understand modern warfare, we need to understand insurgencies. Waging Insurgent Warfare weaves together an impressive analysis of how groups start, wage, and end insurgencies.