As the author makes clear, every book has a history; Guerilla Warfare is no exception. While the word guerrilla has been very popular, much less attention has been given to guerrilla warfare than to terrorism, even though the former has been politically more successful. The reasons for the lack of detailed attention are obvious: guerrilla operations take place far from big cities, in the countryside, in remote regions of a nation. In such areas there are no film cameras or recorders. In his probing new introduction, Laqueur points out that a review of strategies and the fate of guerrilla movements during the last two decades show certain common features. Both mainly concerned nationalists fighting for independence either against foreign occupants or against other ethnic groups within their own country. But despite the many attempts, only in two places - Afghanistan and Chechnya - were the guerrillas successful.