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America and Guerrilla Warfare
Anthony James Joes
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Description for America and Guerrilla Warfare
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 10 maps. BIC Classification: JWKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
From South Carolina to South Vietnam, America's two hundred-year involvement in guerrilla warfare has been extensive and varied. America and Guerrilla Warfare analyzes conflicts in which Americans have participated in the role of, on the side of, or in opposition to guerrilla forces, providing a broad comparative and historical perspective on these types of engagements.
Anthony James Joes examines nine case studies, ranging from the role of Francis Marion, the Swamp Fox, in driving Cornwallis to Yorktown and eventual surrender to the U.S. support of Afghan rebels that hastened the collapse of the Soviet Empire. He analyzes the ... Read more
From South Carolina to South Vietnam, America's two hundred-year involvement in guerrilla warfare has been extensive and varied. America and Guerrilla Warfare analyzes conflicts in which Americans have participated in the role of, on the side of, or in opposition to guerrilla forces, providing a broad comparative and historical perspective on these types of engagements.
Anthony James Joes examines nine case studies, ranging from the role of Francis Marion, the Swamp Fox, in driving Cornwallis to Yorktown and eventual surrender to the U.S. support of Afghan rebels that hastened the collapse of the Soviet Empire. He analyzes the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813190952
SKU
V9780813190952
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About Anthony James Joes
Anthony James Joes, professor of political science at St. Joseph's University, is the author of Resisting Rebellion: The History and Politics of Counterinsurgency.
Reviews for America and Guerrilla Warfare
A brilliant comparative study of America's involvement with guerrilla war. The author writes with elegance, passion, and rigor and masterfully weaves together deep knowledge of history, strategic principles, as well as the literature of guerrilla war. The book's greatest attribute is drawing lessons about how to win and how to lose across a range of historical experiences. - Gabriel Marcella, ... Read more