How to Stage a Military Coup: From Planning to Execution

by David Hebditch and Ken Connor

Book Overview

Fed up with taxes? Angered and disappointed by corrupt leaders? How to Stage a Military Coup lays down practical strategies that have proven themselves around the globe. David Hebditch and Ken Connor... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1602393753
• ISBN13: 9781602393752
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Awesome Book

Received book in a timely manner and it was in brand new condition when I received it, I love it! Thanks for speedy delivery and great condition, A+++!

An entertaining education

Although How to Stage a Military Coup is quite flippant throughout it gets the analysis in most effectively, through the regular chapters and the imagined coup set in the UK. It conveys a heap of information on various coups throughout the world and the unseen forces that often carry them out. Personally I think it is well worth a read for conspiracy theorists and casual readers alike, my only complaint is that the fictional coup seems to end so quickly!

A satirical look at regime change

This book was often funny and satirical, and describes some of the executions of the world's most common form of regime change: the coup d'etat. Some of the descriptions were downright hilarious. I was, however, expecting a little more information on how to pull one off. Like Stewie Griffin, I may want to take over the world one day...

An outstanding and unique study of what may frequently be used against various unstable governments

How To Stage A Military Coup: From Planning To Execution by David Hebditch and Ken Connor is an interesting and thought-provoking exploration of the military empowerment of obtaining placement in government through the exercise of military force or the threat of such force. Introducing the reader to a detailed and in-depth understanding (which Connor has had first hand experience) of the act known as a military coup or coup d'etat, How To Stage A Military Coup is an outstanding and unique study of what may frequently be used against various unstable governments throughout the world. How To Stage A Military Coup is particularly recommended to students of politics, international studies, and the utilization of military power with a role in establishing and/or overthrowing governments.

How to stop a military coup

The new book by David Hebditch and Ken Connor, author of "Ghost Force: The Secret History of the SAS", appears to be a guide to planning and executing a military coup... Clearly from the title alone this is NOT the sort of book that should be required reading for defence force personnel. But Hebditch and Connor's book is far from an endorsement of illegal activities by defence forces but rather a highly informative guide to the evil practice of coups written in a surprisingly entertaining format. Taking advantage of a fictional narrative introducing each chapter, about what appears to be British special forces launching a coup in the UK, and Hebditch's ironic writing style the reader is treated to the equivalent of a university education on coups without hardly noticing it. Throughout the book Ken Connor makes many observations from his own personal experience as the longest serving member of the British Special Air Service, 23 years that put him up close with the realities of military coups. The book explores the history of the modern coup, there were 14 coups or coup attempts in 2004 alone, and looks at why and how they happen. Its does so by referring to the human experience of these coups, not high-blown academic interpretation, and still retains a certain dark humour. Ultimately the book is a work of military history and illuminates this rarely talked about unsavoury element of the military experience that is fortunately outside the modern history of English speaking nations. However with many soldiers serving overseas from western countries understanding military coups is vital not only to protect our own force but also to promote respect for legitimate government in our allied forces. "How to stage a military coup" should be read by military personnel to prepare them for the challenges of operating overseas and for some good entertainment. Who knows, maybe knowing how to stage a coup will help a western soldier from stopping one in its tracks. - Abraham Gubler, editor DefenceToday: Defence Capabilities Magazine