Paul B. Rich is the editor of the journal Small Wars and Insurgencies and does consultancy work for TRENDS: Research & Advisory. He has taught politics and international relations at the universities of Bristol, Warwick and Melbourne, and has published extensively on insurgency and counter-insurgency, terrorism and warlordism.
Cinema is a reflection of popular attitudes and cultural values. Paul Rich shows how filmmakers responded to modern unconventional 'dirty' warfare. From the obsession with Second World War (and later) Special Forces through wars of decolonisation to contemporary terrorism, Rich ably sets American British, French, Italian and Israeli cinema against the context of the events depicted. It is a major contribution not just to film history but also to understanding of how evolving conflict has impacted upon our consciousness. * Ian F. W. Beckett, Professor of Military History, University of Kent, UK *