Table of Contents

Introduction: Insurgency and the Future On the Nature of Guerrilla War A Greek Drama Insurrections in the Philippines The Agony of French Indochina South Viet Nam: Defeat Out of Victory Afghanistan: The End of the Red Behemoth Conclusion: Guerrilla Insurgency and American Policy Selected Bibliography Index

Promotional Information

This book argues that guerrilla insurgencies will be a major feature of the post-Cold War international scene, and that the advisability of intervention in some of them will become a serious issue in American politics. It is therefore necessary for us to refine our understanding of insurgency. Joes analyzes and compares several major insurgencies of this century, all of which the U.S. became involved in to one degree or another.

About the Author

ANTHONY JAMES JOES is director of the international relations program at St. Joseph's University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1970. Among his previous writings are Fascism in the Contemporary World

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om the Barrel of a Gun: Armies and Revolutions, and The War for South Viet Nam (Praeger, 1989).

Reviews

"Professor Joes has completed an outstanding case study analysis of five post-WW II guerrilla insurgencies that had significant international political implications well beyond the actual theater of conflict. This thoroughly researched and well written volume should be of value to at least two audiences. For the scholar, the author presents a compelling analysis that outlines in detail the complex political sources of internal conflict and the degree to which insurgents skillfully and not so skillfully integrate these factors into a political-paramilitary strategy. This should likewise be most useful to the military officer at the Command and Staff and War College levels. The volume is equally important to the policymaker."-Richard H. Shultz Director, International Security Studies Program Tufts University

?. . . Could not have come at a better time for academics, military strategists and policymakers who must rapidly learn how to not only react but also to take the initiative in a world where political instability and attendant armed conflict appear to be the rule and not the exception. Joes has written a fine historical comparative overview that is a welcome addition to the growing literature on low intensity conflict.?-Terrorism and Political Violence

." . . Could not have come at a better time for academics, military strategists and policymakers who must rapidly learn how to not only react but also to take the initiative in a world where political instability and attendant armed conflict appear to be the rule and not the exception. Joes has written a fine historical comparative overview that is a welcome addition to the growing literature on low intensity conflict."-Terrorism and Political Violence