Coup d'état
a practical handbook.
by Edward Luttwak, S.E. Finer · first published 1968
33% recommend67% neutral
"A book that aids understanding how governments and states really work. That aim is pursued by presenting in full detail how a coup d'état would be planned and executed, from the first approach to fellow-conspirators, to the post-coup announcements promising a new era of progress and stability. Coup d' État has continued to find readers around the world--it has appeared in sixteen foreign languages--but with the passage of time, this fully revised new edition became necessary. Even readers who do not plan to use it as a practical handbook will find it interesting, as well as instructive."--Pro
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If anybody wants to learn about strategy start with this essay https://antigonejournal.com/2022/02/julius-caesar-hybrid-war... . Also, Edward Luttwak’s books like “Coup d’Etat” and “Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire”
on “Julius ceasar and the art of hybrid war” ↗Not a chance. While the "revolution" in Romania 31 years ago started as spontaneous protests was quickly hijacked by an organised clique so it became a coup in a matter of days. The book "Coup d'Etat" [1] lists this "revolution" as a coup in one Appendix. If you ask people in the know in Romania, they'll all agree, they'll even tell you who the key people were. This thing in Belarus here is no coup,…
on “Workers Join Belarus Protests, as Leader’s Base Turns Against Him” ↗…the reading list is underwhelming. 4 works about Mao, but nothing by Mao himself, or by Che Guevara? Disqualifying fail. On Guerilla Warfare by Mao Tse-Tung Guerilla Warfare by Ernesto Che Guevara Coup d'etat: a practical handbook by Edward Luttwak The Authoritarian Specter by Robert Altermeyer On the psychology of military incompetence by Norman F Dixon That should see you through the practical end of…
on “21H.001: How to Stage a Revolution” ↗