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Invisible Armies : An Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare from Ancient Times to Prese by Max Boot (2013, Trade Paperback)
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PublisherLiveright Publishing Corporation
ISBN-100871406888
ISBN-139780871406880
eBay Product ID (ePID)160016650
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Book TitleInvisible Armies : an Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare from Ancient Times to Prese
Number of Pages784 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / General
Publication Year2013
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorMax Boot
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight28 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsA cultural history that reads like the collaborative work of a garrulous raconteur, pith-helmeted anthropologist, experimental chef, white-coated scientist, and your favorite drunk uncle. Witty, carefully observed, and deeply reported, The Brewer's Tale is as much about social rituals and the ordering of our worlds as it is about the pint or six we all like to down on occasion., Starred review. A military historian and senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, Boot presents a sweeping, well-written, and comprehensively documented history of guerilla war... The result is a compelling narrative and perceptive analysis: a must read in today's world., [Bostwick's] adventurous spirit is what makes him such a good guide... an amiable writer and the very best sort of literary drinking buddy., The most definitive and comprehensive work to date on the dominant form of warfare of our times. A must read for scholars, military and government professionals and a fascinating journey for the general public., For the historian and journalist Max Boot to use the phrase 'an epic history' in the subtitle of his own book implies a magnificent lack of modesty in his own capabilities. The work more than matches the hype.... This pathbreaking book should thus be on the reading list of every NATO officer hoping to defeat an insurgency., Boot, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and the author of The Savage Wars of Peace, presents an astutely synthesized account of insurgency and counterinsurgency through the ages-from the Peloponnesian War to the post-Sept. 11 battlefields of today., [A] comprehensive history of guerrilla warfare, breezily written and chock-full of perceptive insights.... [Boot] has a great feel for details...a mighty impressive achievement, one that should be a bible for policymakers everywhere in the civilized world., Bostwick brings the requisite levels of geeky erudition and enthusiasm to that once most mundane of beverages, beer., Boot, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and the author of The Savage Wars of Peace, presents an astutely synthesized account of insurgency and counterinsurgency through the ages--from the Peloponnesian War to the post-Sept. 11 battlefields of today., The Brewer's Tale is a well-written and well-researched papyrus-based time-travel machine that takes readers through the history of mankind's most impressive creation: BEER!, Sweeping, meticulous, and exceptionally thoughtful. Max Boot's Invisible Armies is an important, compelling contribution to our understanding of how men make war., The Brewer's Tale will teach you more about beer than you ever thought possible, but it is much more than that. Erudite, curious, and witty, Bostwick ranges effortlessly back and forth across the centuries, spinning an epic that stretches from the temples of Mesopotamia to the beer halls of St. Louis, from cattle cults to Dogfish cults, with countless fascinating detours, digressions, and illuminations in between. By the end, he'll have you convinced that raising a bottle, can, or pint may be the most deeply human thing you have ever done., Fascinating. . . . Beginning with the barbarians at the gates of the Roman Empire, a wonderful and valuable historic narrative filled with colorful characters., Starred review. A military historian and senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, Boot presents a sweeping, well-written, and comprehensively documented history of guerrilla war... The result is a compelling narrative and perceptive analysis: a must read in today's world., There's no better guide to both the past and the future than Invisible Armies, the tour de force of a scholar as well as a man who's seen American adversaries and soldiers at work up close., A sweeping panorama that ranges over a vast terrain... thoughtful, smart, fluent, with an eye for the good story., "The word "magisterial" is bandied about far too freely these days, but in the case of Max Boot's sweeping and deeply researched history of guerrilla warfare, it proves fair. Somewhere in the first third of Boot's book, you begin to realize that guerrilla wars (and terrorism and insurgencies) are the way we fight, while the formal set battles of, say, the Napoleonic wars are but an exception.", A magisterial overview of insurgency and counterinsurgency, peppered with fascinating personalities. The author counts 442 insurgencies since the American Revolution, 25.2 percent of which were successful., "An amiable writer and the very best sort of literary drinking buddy. Bostwick will explain why you like Cascade hops (it's the "spritzy grapefruit blossom nose") and why you should never pass up an opportunity to sample a beer made with Maris Otter barley. We can't all go drinking with the beer critic for the Wall Street Journal, but reading The Brewer's Tale is the next best thing."
Dewey Decimal355.02/1809
SynopsisInvisible Armies presents an entirely original narrative of warfare, which demonstrates that, far from the exception, loosely organized partisan or guerrilla warfare has been the dominant form of military conflict throughout history. New York Times best-selling author and military historian Max Boot traces guerrilla warfare and terrorism from antiquity to the present, narrating nearly thirty centuries of unconventional military conflicts. Filled with dramatic analysis of strategy and tactics, as well as many memorable characters--from Italian nationalist Guiseppe Garibaldi to the "Quiet American," Edward Lansdale-- Invisible Armies is "as readable as a novel" (Michael Korda, Daily Beast ) and "a timely reminder to politicians and generals of the hard-earned lessons of history" ( Economist )., New York Times Bestseller A Washington Post Notable Book (Nonfiction) Named one of the Best Books of the Year by Foreign Policy A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice Selection "Destined to be the classic account of what may be the oldest... hardest form of war." --John Nagl, Wall Street Journal, "Destined to be the classic account of what may be the oldest . . . hardest form of war."--John Nagl, Wall Street Journal
