TY - BOOK AU - BECKETT Ian F W TI - Modern insurgencies and counter-insurgencies: guerillas and their opponents since 1750 SN - 0415239346 (pbk.): PY - 2001/// CY - London PB - Routledge KW - COUNTERINSURGENCY KW - GUERRILLA WARFARE KW - INSURGENCY N2 - Governments have faced unconventional warfare tactics since the eighteenth century and insurgency remains one of the most prevalent forms of conflict. This book considers the tactics of guerilla leaders and analyses the work of counter-insurgency theorists. Gives numerous examples of insurgencies up to the year 2000 ER -