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Item Details
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FANGS OF THE LONE WOLF
CHECHEN TACTICS IN THE RUSSIAN-CHECHEN WARS 1994-2009 |
| By: |
Dodge Billingsley |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| List price:
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£35.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1909384771 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781909384774 |
| Publisher: |
HELION & COMPANY |
| Pub. date: |
19 October, 2013 |
| Pages: |
208 |
| Description: |
Books on guerrilla wars are seldom written from the tactical perspective and even less seldom from the guerrilla's perspective. Fangs of the Lone Wolf: Chechen Tactics in the Russian-Chechen Wars 1994-2009 is an exception. These are the stories of low-level guerrilla combat as told by the survivors. |
| Synopsis: |
Books on guerrilla wars are seldom written from the tactical perspective and even less seldom from the guerrilla's perspective. Fangs of the Lone Wolf: Chechen Tactics in the Russian-Chechen Wars 1994-2009 is an exception. These are the stories of low-level guerrilla combat as told by the survivors. They cover fighting from the cities of Grozny and Argun to the villages of Bamut and Serzhen-yurt, and finally the hills, river valleys and mountains that make up so much of Chechnya. The author embedded with Chechen guerrilla forces and knows the conflict, country and culture. Yet, as a Western outsider, he is able to maintain perspective and objectivity. He travelled extensively to interview Chechen former combatants now displaced, some now in hiding or on the run from Russian retribution and justice. The military professional will appreciate the book's crisp narration, organisation by type of combat, accurate colour maps and insightful analysis and commentary. The civilian reader will discover the complexity of "simple guerrilla tactics" and the demands on individual perseverance and endurance that guerrilla warfare exacts./ The book is organised into vignettes that provide insight on the nature of both Chechen and Russian tactics utilised during the two wars. They show the chronic problem of guerrilla logistics, the necessity of digging in fighting positions, the value of the correct use of terrain and the price paid in individual discipline and unit cohesion when guerrillas are not bound by a military code and law. Guerrilla warfare is probably as old as man, but has been overshadowed by manoeuvre war by modern armies and recent developments in the technology of war. As Iraq, Afghanistan, the Philippines and Chechnya demonstrate, guerrilla war is not only still viable, but is increasingly common. Fangs of the Lone Wolf provides a unique insight into what is becoming modern and future war. |
| Illustrations: |
Colour photos, 30 colour maps |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Helion & Company |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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