This book covers 26 independence wars that have irrevocably changed the world, beginning with the Maccabean Revolt against Rome (167-160 BCE) and ending with the Tamil War for Independence in Sri Lanka (1983-2009).
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Dedication.
About the Author.
Contents.
Chronological Entry List.
Alphabetical Entry List.
Preface.
Introduction.
1: Maccabean Revolt (167–160 BCE).
2: Jewish Revolt against Rome (66–73).
3: Scottish Wars of Independence (1296–1328 and 1332–1357).
4: Dutch War of Independence (1568–1648).
5: American War of Independence (1775–1783).
6: Haitian Revolution and Wars of Independence (1791–1804).
7: Spanish War of Independence (Peninsular War) (1808–1814).
8: Latin American Wars of Independence (1808–1825).
9: Mexican War of Independence (1810–1821).
10: Greek War of Independence (1821–1830).
11: Texas War of Independence (October 2, 1835–April 21, 1836).
12: Hungarian Revolution and War for Independence (1848–1849).
13: Italian Wars of Independence (Wars of Italian Unification) (1848–1849, 1859, and 1866).
14: Confederate States War for Independence (1861–1865).
15: Cuban Wars of Independence (1868–1878, 1879–1880, and 1895–1898).
16: Philippine War for Independence (1899–1902).
17: Arab Revolt (June 8, 1916–October 31, 1918).
18: Irish War of Independence (1919–1921).
19: Rif War (1921–1926).
20: Indonesian War of Independence (August 17, 1945–December 27, 1949).
21: Indochina War (1946–1954).
22: Israeli War of Independence (May 14, 1948–January 7, 1949).
23: Algerian War of Independence (1954–1962).
24: Portuguese Colonial Wars in Africa (1961–1974).
