All this week, the Volokh Conspiracy is kindly allowing me to run excerpts from my newly released book, Invisible Armies: an Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare from Ancient Times to the Modern Day. Today’s final section concerns Orde Wingate, the eccentric British general who made his reputation in the 1930s-1940s by leading unconventional troops in […]
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The ‘Playboy’ Rebel With a Taste for ‘Extreme Action’
All this week, the Volokh Conspiracy is kindly allowing me to run excerpts from my newly released book, Invisible Armies: an Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare from Ancient Times to the Modern Day. Today’s section concerns Michael Collins, the strategist who was the driving force behind Irish success in winning independence from Britain in 1922: […]
Lawrence of Arabia Tries to Hide ‘Out of Sight’
All this week, the Volokh Conspiracy is kindly allowing me to run excerpts from my newly released book, Invisible Armies: an Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare from Ancient Times to the Modern Day. Today’s section concerns T.E. Lawrence, better known as Lawrence of Arabia: After the war Lawrence attended the Paris Peace Conference as an […]
The Rebel Who Whipped His Mother
All this week, the Volokh Conspiracy is kindly allowing me to run excerpts from my newly released book, Invisible Armies: an Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare from Ancient Times to the Modern Day. Today’s section concerns Shamil, the great Muslim leader who fought Russian occupation of Chechnya and Dagestan in the 19th century. The story […]
How Garibaldi Met His Wife
I am delighted to be asked by the Volokh Conspiracy to share with you some of my favorite stories from my book, Invisible Armies: an Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare from Ancient Times to the Modern Day, involving some of the most colorful characters from the modern history of insurgency and counter-insurgency. We begin today […]
Do You Want To Be a Law Professor?
I’m about to return from a long blogging hiatus, but let me begin with an announcement that may be of interest to those who plan a career in legal academia. Duke Law School has established a program to bring aspiring law teachers into the law school as visiting assistant professors. Visiting assistant professors spend two […]