Guerrillas and Terrorists

Richard L. Clutterbuck (Author)

9780821405925

Paperback / softback, published 1 September 1980

125 pages
21.6 x 14 x 0.7 cm, 0.164 kg

"[Clutterbuck] combines a shrewd analytical approach with the practical common sense of a successful soldier to develop and explain his theories in a concise and very straightforward manner." (Military Journal) "The author is eminently qualified to write on the subject of terrorism…His prescriptive analysis is anchored in a Scholarly context, richly illustrated by incidents from modern history." (Law Books in Review)

Terrorism and guerrilla warfare, whether justified as resistance to oppression or condemned as disrupting the rule of law, are as old as civilization itself. The power of the terrorist, however, has been magnified by modern weapons, including television, which he has learned to exploit.
To protect itself, society must understand the terrorist and what he is trying to do; thus Dr. Clutterbuck's purpose in writing this book: "to contribute to the understanding and cooperation between the police, the public and the media."