William the Silent and the Dutch Revolt

Nick Ridley is a Visiting Lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University. He formerly worked as an intelligence analyst at the UK Metropolitan Police and at Europol. He has taught international relations and anti-terrorist studies at several European universities, and lectured on anti-terrorist courses at the NATO Centre of Excellence-Defence against Terrorism.

• Introduction Part I. The Netherlands and the Empire 1. Charles V and Philip II Part II. William the Silent and the Revolt 2. Violent Disturbances Escalate to Revolt 3. Alva 4. Diplomatic Glove Covers Military Fist - But Neither Have Finances 5. Spanish Fury, Unions and Divisions 6. Unscrupulous Audacity of Condottiere with the Wily Patience of a Jesuit 7. "Ayey pitie de de pauve peuple" 8. Aftermath Part III. Other Revolts and Insurgencies 9. Late XX and XXI Century Insurgencies Part IV. William the Silent and the Forging of a Nation 10. Revolt Becomes a National Insurgency 11. William the Silent, Summary and Achievement

‘An enthralling historical account of a successful revolt against a powerful empire, and then trenchant analysis of how revolts and insurgencies are triggered which reveals important lessons learned for those studying and fighting insurgency and terrorism’Patrick Sookhdeo, Honorary Professor and Research Associate in the Department of Religion Studies, University of Pretoria, South Africa‘Extremely valuable reading for all students studying terrorism, insurgency and international affairs’Juul Gooren, Senior Lecturer, The Hague University of Applied Social Sciences, Netherlands