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SAASS 644 is a "study of theory and history to provide strategic insights about how irregular warfare might fit into a geopolitical context characterized by strategic competition. Additionally, the course examines the critical actors in irregular warfare, the dynamics amongst them, and their means and methods of leveraging power and influence."
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Internet Resources
Listed below is on-line information about books and their authors used in this course. Library resources are best accessed using commercial internet.
Wayne E. Lee Biography
Anthony E. Carlson
David L. Preston Biography
David Silbey Biography
The Other Face of Battle: America's Forgotten Wars and the Experience of Combat Review 1 (Scroll down to pg 218) Review 2 Book Talk (YouTube Video)
Cold War Lessons for a New Era: Connecting IW and Great Power Competition (Podcast)
Defense Primer: What is Irregular Warfare? (CRS Report IF 12565, 29 November 2024)
Seminar 2: Tuesday, 7 January 2025
Stephen Biddle Biography
Nonstate Warfare: The Military methods of Guerillas, Warlords, and Militias Review 1 Review 2
Seminar 3: Thursday, 9 January 2025
Stathis N. Kalyvas Biography
The Logic of Violence in Civil War Review
Seminar 4: Friday, 10 January 2025
Mao Tse-Tung Biography
On Protracted War Review
Ernesto "Che" Guevara Biography YouTube video
Guerrilla Warfare Review
T.E. Lawrence Biography
The Evolution of a Revolt Review 1 Review 2
Seminar 5: Monday, 13 January 2025
Terrence G. Peterson Biography
Revolutionary Warfare: How the Algerian War Made Modern Counterinsurgency Publisher Description Book Discussion (YouTube Video)
David Galula Biography Article
Pacification in Algeria, 1956-1958 Document Information
Seminar 6: Tuesday, 14 January 2025
Emile Simpson Interview
War from the Ground Up: Twenty-First Century Combat as Politics Review
Seminar 7: Thursday, 16 January 2025
Rodric Braithwaite Biography
Afgantsy: The Russians in Afghanistan, 1979-89 Review 1 Review 2
Seminar 8: Friday, 17 January 2025
Walter C. Ladwig Biography
The Forgotten Front: Patron-Client Relationships in Counterinsurgency Review 1 Review 2
Seminar 9: Tuesday, 21 January 2025
Eline van Ommen Biography
Nicaragua Must Survive: Sandinista Revolutionary Diplomacy in the Global Cold War Publisher Description
Seminar 10: Thursday, 23 January 2025
Seth Jones Biography
Three Dangerous Men: Russia, China, Iran and the Rise of Irregular Warfare Publisher Description
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