Guerrilla Strategies
Gerard Chaliand
University of California Press
Here is a unique anthology of writings on revolutionary warfare and counterinsurgency, covering almost all the major struggles of the modern world. The editor, who has had firsthand experience with guerrilla movements in Asia (most recently in Afghanistan), Africa, and Latin America, provides a concise yet panoramic overview of political and military strategies in revolutionary warfare, noting their strengths, limitations, and pathologies.
“The best balanced and most thoughtful collection that I have seen, one that should be consulted by every serious student of the subject.” — Richard Sklar, UCLA
“Chaliand has made a superb choice of materials.
… This collection is the best that I have seen.”
— Daniel Chirot, University of Washington
Gerard Chaliand divides his time between field research, travels, writing, and teaching. He is the author of numerous works, the most recent of which are The Struggle for Africa: Strategy of the Major Powers (1981) and People Without a Country: The Kurds and Kurdistan (1980). | 
