Illuminating the Dark Arts of War

"This is an important book for both students and practitioners of national security. In his analysis of a range of threats to the modern state, Tucker demonstrates that these threats are not new and that our collective security is best served by each individual's continued adherence to and defence of those core values that define western liberal democracy." --Richard Thompson, Counter Terrorism expert, UK "For three decades, David Tucker's work has been unfailingly intriguing and challenging to the conventional wisdoms. His new account of sabotage and its dangers to the U.S. will fascinate." - Chris Harmon, MajGen Matthew C. Horner Chair of Military Theory, Marine Corps Research Center "This is a refreshingly level-headed and astute assessment of the American experience with threats from non-state actors as they take the form of terrorism, sabotage, and subversion. David Tucker places these supposedly "new" threats to American homeland security in a broad historical perspective and persuasively argues that states still have the upper hand. The author is to be commended for clarity of thinking, extensive research, and willingness to challenge conventional wisdom." -Martha Crenshaw Senior Fellow Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University

David Tucker is Associate Professor of Defense Analysis and Co-Director of the Center on Terrorism and Irregular Warfare at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, USA. He has served in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict as the Deputy Director for Special Operations and as a Foreign Service Officer in Africa and Europe. He is the author of many books and articles.

Introduction; 1. Some Aspects of Political Violence in America; 2. Terrorism; 3. Technology; 4. Sabotage; 5. Subversion; 6. Clandestine Threats, Networks and Strategy; Conclusion; Bibliography.