The evolution of irregular war : insurgents from Akkadia to Afghanistan / Max Boot
Language: English Subject(s): In: Foreign Affairs . -- v.92, n.2 (March - April 2013)Abstract: Pundits tend to treat terrorism and guerrilla tactics as something new, but nothing could be further from the truth. Although the agendas have changed over the years -- from tribalism, to liberalism and nationalism, to socialism, to jihadist extremism -- guerrilla and terrorist warfare has been ubiquitous throughout history and consistently deadly.Revista R0073 (MAEC-Biblioteca Central)
Pundits tend to treat terrorism and guerrilla tactics as something new, but nothing could be further from the truth. Although the agendas have changed over the years -- from tribalism, to liberalism and nationalism, to socialism, to jihadist extremism -- guerrilla and terrorist warfare has been ubiquitous throughout history and consistently deadly.