Frederik Hendrik and the Triumph of the Dutch Revolt

Nick Ridley is a Visiting Lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University. He formerly worked as an intelligence analyst at the UK Metropolitan Police and at Europol. He has taught international relations, security and anti-terrorist studies at several European universities and has lectured on anti-terrorist courses at the NATO Centre of Excellence-Defence against Terrorism.

‘Extremely valuable reading for all students studying terrorism, insurgency and international affairs’ - Dr. Juul Gooren, Senior Lecturer, The Hague University of Applied Social Sciences, Netherlands‘Dr Nick Ridley's expertise on violent insurgency is second to none. In this his latest book he examines an aspect of the terrible upheavals in seventeenth century Europe during the Thirty Years War and compares it with later uprisings and insurgencies, particularly those which have afflicted our own generation. Comparing past and present, he skilfully elucidates the criteria for successful - or otherwise – insurgencies’ - Dr Patrick Sookhdeo, formerly Visiting Professor at Cranfield University and the Defence Academy of the UK, now Adjunct Professor of the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Germany‘This is valuable reading in terms of the lessons of history for students and practitioners studying terrorism and insurgencies’ - Dr Anthony Richards, Senior Lecturer in Law and Criminology, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK'A compelling account of a seventeenth century insurgency, with enlightening comparisons to modern insurgencies providing valuable insights into the lessons from history’ - Dr Paul Swallow, former New Scotland Yard Counter-Terrorism Senior Officer, now PhD Programme Director in Policing at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK

• Introduction: Frederik Hendrik, the Dutch Revolt, and Later Insurgencies Part 1: The Revolt 1. William of Orange Builds a Nation 2. Maurits of Nassau Ensures the Survival of the Revolt 3. The International Situation in Europe Part 2: Frederik Hendrik 4. The Advent of Frederik Hendrik 5. Internal Strife 6. The Economy Expands Further 7. Dutch Diplomacy and War in Europe 8. The Road to Peace and Final Independence Part 3: Later Revolts and Insurgencies 9. Late Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Revolts and Insurgencies Part 4: Frederik Hendrik 10. The Achievement of Frederik Hendrik