Counterinsurgency: Theory and Reality

by Stuart Mitchell and Daniel Whittingham

Counterinsurgency is defined as efforts to defeat and confine a rebellion against a constituted authority. While it has become a buzz-word in the last twenty years, it is as old as society itself. This concise history discusses the development of modern counterinsurgency over the last two hundred years, beginning with the origins of modern insurgency from the concept of 'small wars' and colonial warfare, through the ideas of early insurgents including...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1612009484
• ISBN13: 9781612009483
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Casemate
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 9.1"