Wars Of National Liberation (Cassell'S History Of Warfare)

Wars Of National Liberation (Cassell'S History Of Warfare)

by Daniel Moran (Author)

Synopsis

Since the end of the Second World War the world has been gripped by smaller, more localised conflicts. Some of these have simply been conflicts that the Second World War failed to resolve, others have been a direct result of that war, as colonised peoples in Asia and Africa began to realise that their imperial masters were no longer invincible. In this book, Daniel Moran demonstrates all the ways in which wars have been fought over the past fifty years. He describes the peasant uprising that led to the revolution in China, the guerrilla warfare of Vietnam, and the use of terrorism in Palatine, Algeria and Ireland. And he goes on to account for the current wars that are raging around the peripheries of the former Soviet Union, all in the name of national liberation. Accompanied by 150 maps and illustrations, and extensive chronology and appendices, this is essential reading for anyone interested in the numerous bloody conflicts that have been waged around the world since the Second World War.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Edition: 1st ed
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Published: 21 Jun 2001

ISBN 10: 0304352721
ISBN 13: 9780304352722
Book Overview: Part of a unique venture: a 24 volume series that will capture the entire history of war - by the world's leading experts. Fully illustrated throughout and incorporating computer generated cartography that brings the battlefields to life.

Author Bio
Daniel Moran is Professor of National Security Affairs, Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. He has lectured and written widely, including a translation of Clausewitz, shortlisted for the International PEN/Book of the Month Club Translation Prize.