Invisible Armies
An Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare from Ancient Times to the Present
Published on 10. January 2013
784 pages
978-0-87140-350-6 (ISBN)
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New York Times Bestseller A Washington Post Notable Book (Nonfiction) Named one of the Best Books of the Year by Foreign Policy A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice Selection
"Destined to be the classic account of what may be the oldest... hardest form of war.” —John Nagl, Wall Street Journal
Invisible Armies presents an entirely original narrative of warfare, which demonstrates that, far from the exception, loosely organized partisan or guerrilla warfare has been the dominant form of military conflict throughout history. New York Times best-selling author and military historian Max Boot traces guerrilla warfare and terrorism from antiquity to the present, narrating nearly thirty centuries of unconventional military conflicts. Filled with dramatic analysis of strategy and tactics, as well as many memorable characters—from Italian nationalist Guiseppe Garibaldi to the "Quiet American,” Edward Lansdale—Invisible Armies is "as readable as a novel” (Michael Korda, Daily Beast) and "a timely reminder to politicians and generals of the hard-earned lessons of history” (Economist).More details
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Max Boot, historian and foreign-policy analyst, is the Jeane J. Kirkpatrick senior fellow for national security studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and a columnist for the Washington Post. His New York Times bestseller The Road Not Taken was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Biography.
