Insurgents, terrorists, and militias
Subtitle: the warriors of contemporary combat
By: Richard H. Shultz, Jr. and Andrea J. Dew.
Contributors: Dew, Andrea J.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780231129831
Subjects: Insurgency; Terrorism; Militia; Paramilitary forces; Asymmetric warfare; Guerrilla warfare; World politics -- 1989-; Military history, Modern -- 20th century; Military history, Modern -- 21st century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to the paperback edition: A new way forward; title: War after the Cold War; title: Assessing enemies; title: Tribes and clans; title: Somalia : death, disorder, and destruction; title: Chechnya : Russia's bloody quagmire; title: Afghanistan : a superpower conundrum; title: Iraq : from dictatorship to democracy?; title: When soldiers fight warriors : lessons learned for policymakers, military planners, and intelligence analysts.