A former hero of the South African resistance and his English mistress arrrive on a troubled Caribbean island, where their involvement with a young mulatto revolutionary leader leads to violence
"An excellent contriubtion to the comparative analysis... " —Foreign Affairs"This work is an important study... The individual chapters are based on extensive reearch and field work, often in difficul
Anthropologist Alpa Shah found herself in an active platoon of Naxalites—one of the longest-running guerrilla insurgencies in the world. The only woman, and the only person without a weapon, she
From the hills and valleys of Appalachia to the sun-drenched plains of Missouri and “bleeding” Kansas, a violent clandestine war was waged far from the famous Civil War battlefields that saw tens of t
The Civil War is generally regarded as a contest of pitched battles waged by large armies on battlefields such as Gettysburg. However, as "American Civil War Guerrillas: Changing the Rules of Warfare"
Responding to pressure from the United States, the Colombian government in 1996 intensified aerial fumigation of coca plantations in the western Amazon region. This crackdown on illicit drug cultivati
Responding to pressure from the United States, the Colombian government in 1996 intensified aerial fumigation of coca plantations in the western Amazon region. This crackdown on illicit drug cultivati
The guerrilla fighter is a defining image of Latin America. This book reviews recent guerrilla movements across the continent, providing a perceptive analysis of their methods and motivations. Alberto
This is Che Guevara’s own analysis of the Cuban Revolution. Although often regarded as a manual for would-be guerrillas, this is the first time Che argues for the primacy of the subjective factor in b
" Following the Japanese invasion of the islands in 1942, North Luzon was the staging area for several Filipino-American guerrilla bands who sought to gather intelligence and to destroy enemy military
A portrait of guerrilla warfare plunges readers into the tumultuous lives of insurgent warriors fighting for survival on five different fronts, from the Gaza strip to the bamboo forests of Burma to El
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From one of the foremost historians of the period and the acclaimed author of Inferno and Catastrophe: 1914, The Secret War is a sweeping examination of one of the most impor
From one of the foremost historians of the period and the acclaimed author of Inferno and Catastrophe: 1914, a sweeping examination of one of the most important yet underexplored aspects of World War
From one of the foremost historians of the period and the acclaimed author of Inferno and Catastrophe: 1914, a sweeping examination of one of the most important yet underexplored aspects of World War
Examining the espionage and intelligence stories of World War II, on a global basis, bringing together the British, American, German, Russian and Japanese histories. Spies, codes and guerillas played
Examining the espionage and intelligence stories in World War II, on a global basis, bringing together the British, American, German, Russian and Japanese histories.In 'The Secret War', Max Hastings e
Behind Enemy Lines provides a new perspective on the familiar aspects of Civil War history, including shadowy agents, women using their feminine wiles, and vengeful crusades. Popular historian Wilmer
The President of Uruguay, Jose "Pepe" Mujica, has recently become a global icon. Among other things, he lives a notoriously austere lifestyle; eschews luxury and protocol like no other head of state;
Examines the metaphors of the “primitive” and the “industrial” in the rhetoric and imagery of anticapitalist American radical and revolutionary movements.
