Dirty Wars
A Century of Counterinsurgency
$64.11
- Hardcover
368 pages
- Release Date
6 October 2016
Summary
Who is the enemy? This is the question most asked in modern warfare; gone are the staged battles of the past. Twenty-first-century conflict is dominated by counterinsurgency operations, where the enemy is almost indistinguishable from innocent civilians. Battles are gunfights in jungles, deserts and streets; winning ‘hearts and minds’ is as important as territory. From struggles in Ireland to operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and Palestine, this book covers the strategy and doctrine of counter…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780752464114 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0752464116 |
| Author: | Dr Simon Innes-Robbins |
| Publisher: | The History Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | The History Press Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 6 October 2016 |
| Weight: | 320g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 165mm x 10mm |
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About The Author
Dr Simon Innes-Robbins
DR SIMON INNES-ROBBINS has been an archivist at the Imperial War Museum since 1989. Having studied history at Nottingham University and war studies at King’s College London, he completed his doctoral thesis at the latter. He is a well-received military history author.
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