Insurgency Books

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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 26 times as insurgency)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,289,719 ratings — published 2009
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 23 times as insurgency)
avg rating 4.13 — 3,836,677 ratings — published 2010
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The Accidental Guerrilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One The Accidental Guerrilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as insurgency)
avg rating 4.05 — 2,320 ratings — published 2009
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Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1) Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as insurgency)
avg rating 3.99 — 130,415 ratings — published 2012
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Counterinsurgency Warfare: Theory and Practice (PSI Classics of the Counterinsurgency Era) Counterinsurgency Warfare: Theory and Practice (PSI Classics of the Counterinsurgency Era)
by (shelved 4 times as insurgency)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,212 ratings — published 1964
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Out of the Mountains: The Coming Age of the Urban Guerrilla Out of the Mountains: The Coming Age of the Urban Guerrilla (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as insurgency)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,019 ratings — published 2013
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1968: The Year that Rocked the World 1968: The Year that Rocked the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as insurgency)
avg rating 3.83 — 3,470 ratings — published 2003
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A Savage War of Peace: Algeria, 1954-1962 A Savage War of Peace: Algeria, 1954-1962 (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as insurgency)
avg rating 4.24 — 3,090 ratings — published 1977
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Guerrilla Warfare Guerrilla Warfare (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as insurgency)
avg rating 3.78 — 4,514 ratings — published 1961
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as insurgency)
avg rating 4.35 — 10,187,766 ratings — published 2008
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Modern Warfare: A French View of Counterinsurgency (PSI Classics of the Counterinsurgency Era) Modern Warfare: A French View of Counterinsurgency (PSI Classics of the Counterinsurgency Era)
by (shelved 3 times as insurgency)
avg rating 3.79 — 231 ratings — published 1961
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Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as insurgency)
avg rating 3.91 — 12,441 ratings — published 1926
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On Guerrilla Warfare On Guerrilla Warfare (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as insurgency)
avg rating 3.93 — 2,500 ratings — published 1935
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Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as insurgency)
avg rating 3.98 — 1,882 ratings — published 2002
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Blood Year: The Unraveling of Western Counterterrorism Blood Year: The Unraveling of Western Counterterrorism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as insurgency)
avg rating 4.21 — 500 ratings — published 2015
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Pacification in Algeria, 1956-1958 Pacification in Algeria, 1956-1958 (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as insurgency)
avg rating 3.77 — 120 ratings — published 2002
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The Way of the Knife: The CIA, a Secret Army, and a War at the Ends of the Earth The Way of the Knife: The CIA, a Secret Army, and a War at the Ends of the Earth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as insurgency)
avg rating 3.85 — 4,022 ratings — published 2013
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Among the Free (Shadow Children, #7) Among the Free (Shadow Children, #7)
by (shelved 2 times as insurgency)
avg rating 4.12 — 18,779 ratings — published 2006
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Networks of Rebellion: Explaining Insurgent Cohesion and Collapse (Cornell Studies in Security Affairs) Networks of Rebellion: Explaining Insurgent Cohesion and Collapse (Cornell Studies in Security Affairs)
by (shelved 2 times as insurgency)
avg rating 4.39 — 56 ratings — published 2014
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Possession (Possession, #1) Possession (Possession, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as insurgency)
avg rating 3.58 — 9,538 ratings — published 2011
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Insurgent (Divergent, #2) Insurgent (Divergent, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as insurgency)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,648,396 ratings — published 2012
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Invisible Armies: An Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare from Ancient Times to the Present Invisible Armies: An Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare from Ancient Times to the Present (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as insurgency)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,255 ratings — published 2002
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War In The Shadows: The Guerrilla in History War In The Shadows: The Guerrilla in History (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as insurgency)
avg rating 4.08 — 102 ratings — published 1975
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The Coming Insurrection The Coming Insurrection (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as insurgency)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,845 ratings — published 2007
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Halt's Peril (Ranger's Apprentice, #9) Halt's Peril (Ranger's Apprentice, #9)
by (shelved 2 times as insurgency)
avg rating 4.39 — 65,732 ratings — published 2009
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War of the Flea: The Classic Study of Guerrilla Warfare War of the Flea: The Classic Study of Guerrilla Warfare (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as insurgency)
avg rating 4.14 — 747 ratings — published 1965
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COUNTERINSURGENCY COUNTERINSURGENCY (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as insurgency)
avg rating 4.04 — 732 ratings — published 2010
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Street Without Joy Street Without Joy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as insurgency)
avg rating 4.22 — 2,452 ratings — published
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The Sling and the Stone: On War in the 21st Century The Sling and the Stone: On War in the 21st Century (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as insurgency)
avg rating 3.91 — 877 ratings — published 2004
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Victory at Any Cost: The Genius of Viet Nam's Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap Victory at Any Cost: The Genius of Viet Nam's Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as insurgency)
avg rating 4.20 — 160 ratings — published 1996
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Grace Grace (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as insurgency)
avg rating 3.36 — 1,167 ratings — published 2010
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Life & Times of Michael K Life & Times of Michael K (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as insurgency)
avg rating 3.87 — 21,784 ratings — published 1983
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More than Maoism: Politics, Policies and Insurgencies in South Asia More than Maoism: Politics, Policies and Insurgencies in South Asia (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as insurgency)
avg rating 3.50 — 2 ratings — published 2012
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Red Sun Red Sun (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as insurgency)
avg rating 3.74 — 325 ratings — published 2007
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The Absent State: Insurgency as an Excuse for Misgovernance The Absent State: Insurgency as an Excuse for Misgovernance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as insurgency)
avg rating 3.96 — 124 ratings — published 2010
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Let's Call Him Vasu: With the Maoists in Chhattisgarh Let's Call Him Vasu: With the Maoists in Chhattisgarh (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as insurgency)
avg rating 3.81 — 127 ratings — published 2012
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Moondogs Moondogs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as insurgency)
avg rating 3.66 — 429 ratings — published 2011
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Abandon (Possession, #3) Abandon (Possession, #3)
by (shelved 1 time as insurgency)
avg rating 3.75 — 1,450 ratings — published 2013
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Nonstate Warfare: The Military Methods of Guerillas, Warlords, and Militias Nonstate Warfare: The Military Methods of Guerillas, Warlords, and Militias (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as insurgency)
avg rating 3.77 — 86 ratings — published 2021
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Shadow War: The Untold Story of Jihad in Kashmir Shadow War: The Untold Story of Jihad in Kashmir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as insurgency)
avg rating 3.67 — 52 ratings — published 2009
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Disaster Preparedness: A Memoir Disaster Preparedness: A Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as insurgency)
avg rating 3.53 — 766 ratings — published 2010
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Denton Little's Deathdate (Denton Little #1) Denton Little's Deathdate (Denton Little #1)
by (shelved 1 time as insurgency)
avg rating 3.82 — 6,913 ratings — published 2015
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These Hills Called Home: Stories from a War Zone These Hills Called Home: Stories from a War Zone (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as insurgency)
avg rating 3.89 — 298 ratings — published 2005
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Writing On The Wall Writing On The Wall (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as insurgency)
avg rating 3.57 — 49 ratings — published 2008
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When Workers Shot Back: Class Conflict from 1877 to 1921 (Historical Materialism) When Workers Shot Back: Class Conflict from 1877 to 1921 (Historical Materialism)
by (shelved 1 time as insurgency)
avg rating 3.83 — 6 ratings — published
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The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as insurgency)
avg rating 4.44 — 2,552 ratings — published 2021
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The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as insurgency)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,158 ratings — published 2018
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Gang Politics: Revolution, Repression, and Crime Gang Politics: Revolution, Repression, and Crime (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as insurgency)
avg rating 4.29 — 45 ratings — published
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The Solutions Are Already Here: Strategies of Ecological Revolution from Below The Solutions Are Already Here: Strategies of Ecological Revolution from Below (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as insurgency)
avg rating 4.15 — 151 ratings — published
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“The San Fernando massacre is a landmark in the Mexican Drug War. It surely woke up anyone who still doubted the existence of a serious armed conflict south of the Rio Grande. But for those following the mass attacks on migrants, it was a tragedy waiting to happen.
San Fernando began just like all the rest of the mass kidnappings. Zetas gunmen stopped the victims at a checkpoint and abducted them, in this case from two buses. The group featured many of the usual Central Americans, but was atypical in that it also had large numbers of Brazilians and Ecuadorians. The Zetas marched the prisoners to the San Fernando ranch, which is in Tamaulipas state, just a hundred miles from the U.S. border. After a long, hard journey, the migrants were closer than ever to their destination. Then something went wrong, and the Zetas decided to murder everybody.
The pure scale of death shocked the world. The seventy-two corpses were piled haphazardly around the edge of the breeze-block barn, arms and legs twisted over one another, waists and backs contorted. There were teenagers, middle-aged men, young girls, even a pregnant woman. This horror could not be ignored.”
Ioan Grillo, El Narco: Inside Mexico's Criminal Insurgency

“Countering an insurgency is a strategic conundrum that remains unsolved. If the conditions are right, once a spark of resistance ignites within the nation, it sets off an uncontainable wildfire.”
Tanner Cook, The Way of Free Men: A Manual for Resisting Tyranny

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