01927cam a2200325 a 4500 15214311 OSt 20150806184538.0 080311s2008 nyu b 001 0 eng 2008271906 9780061236204 DLC PUL DLC JC328.5 .P64 2007 Polk, William Roe, 1929- Violent politics : A history of insurgency, terrorism & guerrilla war, from the American Revolution to Iraq. William R. Polk. Updated and expanded., 1st Harper Perennial ed. New York : Harper, c2007. xxvi, 277 p. ; 21 cm. Previous edition: New York : HarperCollins, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-266) and index. 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. 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. Insurgency History. Terrorism History. Guerrilla warfare History. Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0911/2008271906-b.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0911/2008271906-d.html lcc BK 25066 25066 0 0 lcc 0 0 NFIC PUEA PUEA GEN 2014-10-10 Books For Africa 3000.00 0 JC328.5 .P64 2007 2014-3600 2015-07-01 00:00:00 1 2014-10-10 BK 0 0 lcc 0 0 NFIC PUNBI PUNBI GEN 2014-10-10 Books For Africa 3000.00 0 JC328.5 .P64 2007 2014-3601 2014-10-10 00:00:00 2 2014-10-10 BK