Invisible Armies: An Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare from

Invisible Armies: An Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare from Ancient Times to the Present

As fitting for the twenty-first century as von Clausewitzâ€™s On War was in its own time, Invisible Armies is a complete global history of guerrilla uprisings through the ages.
Beginning with the first insurgencies in the ancient worldâ€•when Alexander the Great discovered that fleet nomads were harder to defeat than massive conventional armiesâ€•Max Boot, best-selling author and military advisor in Iraq and Afghanistan, masterfully guides us from the Jewish rebellion against the Roman Empire up through the horrors of the French-Indochina War and the shadowy, post-9/11 battlefields of today. Relying on a diverse cast of unforgettable charactersâ€•not only Mao and Che but also the legendary Italian nationalist Giuseppe Garibaldi, the archaeologist-turnedâ€“military commander T. E. Lawrence, and the â€œQuiet Americanâ€ Edward Lansdale, among othersâ€•Boot explodes everything we thought we knew about unconventional combat. The result is both an enthralling read and our most important work on nontraditional warfare. 70 illustrations; 8 maps
Country USA
Brand LIVERIGHT
Manufacturer Liveright
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber Illustrated
ReleaseDate 2013-01-15
UnitCount 1
Format Deckle Edge
EANs 9780871404244

Invisible Armies: An Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare from Ancient Times to the Present