Coup d'État

A Practical Handbook

Edward N. Luttwak

    List of Figures

    List of Tables

    Foreword By Walter Liqueur

    Preface to the First Edition

    Preface to the 1979 Edition

    1. What is the Coup d'État?

    2. When is a PossibleCoup d'État?

    3. The Stratgey of theCoup d'État

    4. The planningCoup d'État

    5. The ExecutionCoup d'État

    Appendix A. The Economics of Repression

    Appendix B. Tactical Aspects of the Coup d'État

    Appendix C. Statistics

    Table 1. Economics Development and theCoup d'État

    , 1945-78 Table 2. Basic Lists of Coups and Attempt Coups, 1945-78

    Table 3. The efficiency of the Coup Coup d'État, 1945-64

    Table 4. The frequency of the Coup d'État

    Index

  • Cover: Coup d'État
  • A photo of the author

Edward N. Luttwak is a Senior Associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.