How to Stage a Military Coup: From Planning to Execution
Fed up with taxes? Angered and disappointed by corrupt leaders? How to Stage a Military Coup lays down practical strategies that have proven themselves around the globe. David Hebditch and Ken Connor examine, with a critical eye, successful as well as failed coup attempts throughout the twentieth century with the aim of showing their readers just what it takes to swiftly and soundly overthrow a government. Exploring coups from Nigeria, to Cuba, to Iraq, and with true stories of SAS combat written by Ken Connor, the book gives an insightful glimpse into this violent and rarely-seen world of shifting power.

How to Stage a Military Coup is a unique textbook for the armchair revolutionary, as well as a practical guide for the idealist with a soft spot for the sound of artillery fire. From evaluation of the political climate and investigation of potential allies, to recruiting and training personnel, to strategies for ensuring timely transfer of power, the book leaves no aspect of the coup d'état unexamined. The book also includes appendixes, notes, and a world map of coups d'état.



Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a range of books for readers interested in military tactics and skills. We publish content provided by or of interest to the U.S. Army, Army Rangers, the U.S. Navy, Navy SEALs, the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Marine Corps, and the Department of Defense. Our books cover topics such as survival, emergency medicine, weapons, guns, weapons systems, hand-to-hand combat, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

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How to Stage a Military Coup: From Planning to Execution
Fed up with taxes? Angered and disappointed by corrupt leaders? How to Stage a Military Coup lays down practical strategies that have proven themselves around the globe. David Hebditch and Ken Connor examine, with a critical eye, successful as well as failed coup attempts throughout the twentieth century with the aim of showing their readers just what it takes to swiftly and soundly overthrow a government. Exploring coups from Nigeria, to Cuba, to Iraq, and with true stories of SAS combat written by Ken Connor, the book gives an insightful glimpse into this violent and rarely-seen world of shifting power.

How to Stage a Military Coup is a unique textbook for the armchair revolutionary, as well as a practical guide for the idealist with a soft spot for the sound of artillery fire. From evaluation of the political climate and investigation of potential allies, to recruiting and training personnel, to strategies for ensuring timely transfer of power, the book leaves no aspect of the coup d'état unexamined. The book also includes appendixes, notes, and a world map of coups d'état.



Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a range of books for readers interested in military tactics and skills. We publish content provided by or of interest to the U.S. Army, Army Rangers, the U.S. Navy, Navy SEALs, the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Marine Corps, and the Department of Defense. Our books cover topics such as survival, emergency medicine, weapons, guns, weapons systems, hand-to-hand combat, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

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How to Stage a Military Coup: From Planning to Execution

How to Stage a Military Coup: From Planning to Execution

How to Stage a Military Coup: From Planning to Execution

How to Stage a Military Coup: From Planning to Execution


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Overview

Fed up with taxes? Angered and disappointed by corrupt leaders? How to Stage a Military Coup lays down practical strategies that have proven themselves around the globe. David Hebditch and Ken Connor examine, with a critical eye, successful as well as failed coup attempts throughout the twentieth century with the aim of showing their readers just what it takes to swiftly and soundly overthrow a government. Exploring coups from Nigeria, to Cuba, to Iraq, and with true stories of SAS combat written by Ken Connor, the book gives an insightful glimpse into this violent and rarely-seen world of shifting power.

How to Stage a Military Coup is a unique textbook for the armchair revolutionary, as well as a practical guide for the idealist with a soft spot for the sound of artillery fire. From evaluation of the political climate and investigation of potential allies, to recruiting and training personnel, to strategies for ensuring timely transfer of power, the book leaves no aspect of the coup d'état unexamined. The book also includes appendixes, notes, and a world map of coups d'état.



Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a range of books for readers interested in military tactics and skills. We publish content provided by or of interest to the U.S. Army, Army Rangers, the U.S. Navy, Navy SEALs, the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Marine Corps, and the Department of Defense. Our books cover topics such as survival, emergency medicine, weapons, guns, weapons systems, hand-to-hand combat, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781626367609
Publisher: Skyhorse
Publication date: 03/26/2009
Sold by: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format: eBook
Pages: 256
File size: 7 MB

About the Author

Ken Connor was the longest serving member of the SAS and the author of Ghost Force: The Secret History of the SAS.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations 7

Introduction 9

1 The Military in Politics 19

Get Your Tanks off My Lawn 23

Breakthrough Coups: China 1911, Egypt 1952, Cuba 1959 24

Guardian Coups: Turkey 1960, 1971 and 1980 27

Veto Coups: Argentina 1943, 1955 and 1976 29

Operation Valkyrie: The July Putsch, Germany 1944 30

Ken Connor: Thoughts on Prussian Thinking 31

The Bloodless Coup and the Less-Blood Coup 32

The Accidental Coup: Sierra Leone 1992 and 1996 33

The Faux Coup d'État 36

Military Intervention 36

2 Motivation and Massage 38

Reasons to be Cheerful: Nigeria 1990 40

The Cuba Card: Venezuela 2002 42

Ken Connor: Mutiny! 45

Going Native: Ecuador 1963 and 2000 46

The al-Qaeda Franchise and the War on Terror 49

Getting the Message Across: Media Ops 51

3 Planning the Perfect Putsch 55

Secrets of Success 56

Positive Prognosis: Iran 1953 57

Risible Results: Algeria 1961 67

Pro-Formas for Perfect Planning 72

4 Recruitment, Training and Tactics 81

Recruiting to the Cause 85

Training Coup Teams 87

Ken Connor: Reading and Writing 87

Philosophical Stuff 88

Ken Connor: Harvey Point 90

Fighting in Built-up Areas 92

Vehicle Checkpoints 93

Arresting the Bad Guys 95

Prime-Time Interrogation 95

Ken Connor: Torture 96

Tailoring Your Tactics 96

5 Keeping Your Coup Covert 98

Watching the Watchers: Counter-Surveillance 103

A Message for Our Listeners: Telephone Security 106

Gentlemen Don't Read Each Other's Email 109

6 A Word from Our Sponsor 113

Invasion or Intervention? 116

'Made to Scream': Chile 1973 116

'Caravan of Death' 2: Operation Condor 124

The Kampala Strangles Uganda 1971 125

7 Strategically Situated Exotic Islands 133

Temperature Rising 134

The Teenage Coup: Comoros 1978 134

Fiji 1987: Take 1 and Take 2 138

Three Coups and You Are Out: Fiji 2000 146

Ken Connor: The Incredible Horse 147

Finis Coronal Opus: The Seychelles 1977-1987 151

8 The Coup That Never Was 157

The Middle East before it Became a Way of Not Saying 'Palestine' 158

Ken Connor: Self-Sufficiency and the Art of Dental Hygiene 159

Rotting Rupees: Abu Dhabi 1966 160

Ken Connor: Making House Calls 162

Enough Sa'id: Oman 1970 162

The CIA Train: Iraq 1958, 1959, 1963 and 1968 165

The Coup That Never Was: Iraq 2003 169

9 Outsourcing Your Coup 172

Guinea Foul 173

From Mutiny to Scrutiny 178

Hiatus in Harare 181

'Obiang Will Eat My Testicles' 184

Ken Connor: The Mercenary Fink 188

Private Military Cock-ups (PMCs) 189

Ken Connor: Not Seeing the Wood for the Trees 192

10 Where Next? Who Next? 193

Spreading 'Liberty and Democracy' 193

Putsch Prognosis 195

Appendix A Military Coups d'État by Country 199

Appendix B Military Coups d'État by Date 207

Notes 213

Index 221

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