This book is not a self-help guide for conspirators. It examines the most common elements of the strategy and tactics of various types of coups d'état that took place in the 20th century. It describes the typical methods and means used by the groups carrying out these actions. The author aimed to inform representatives of state structures, political parties and movements, and public...

This book by the renowned military historian and writer A.V. Shishov is dedicated to the military conflicts of the 20th century, from the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902 to the Chechen conflict of 1991-2006. It covers all significant interstate conflicts (so-called local wars) of the past century, as well as civil wars, national liberation movements, rebellions, coups, and religious and ethnic...