The History and Future of Guerrilla Warfare

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Max Boot discusses his new book, Invisible Armies: An Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare From Ancient Times to the Present, as part of the Pritzker Military Library Presents series.

This program was sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations.

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