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

Max Boot

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0871404249 ISBN 13: 9780871404244

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co., 2013

Synopsis

Beginning with the first insurgencies in the ancient world--when Alexander the Great discovered that fleet nomads were harder to defeat than massive conventional armies--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 characters--not only Mao and Che but also the legendary Italian nationalist Giuseppe Garibaldi, the archaeologist-turned-military commander T. E. Lawrence, and the "Quiet American" Edward Lansdale, among others--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.

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Review:

...[I]mpressively researched, astutely synthesized, and eminently readable. --Booklist

Mr. Boot's impressive work of military history is destined to be the classic account of what may be the oldest as well as the hardest form of war. --Wall Street Journal

About the Author:

A Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and a renowned military historian, Max Boot is a regular contributor to The Wall Street Journal and is the author of The Savage Wars of Peace and War Made New.

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co.
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0871404249
• ISBN 13: 9780871404244
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 784