Ebook: By-Ways of War: The Story of the Filibusters
Author: James Jeffrey Roche
- Tags: History, Military, Nonfiction, HIS027000
- Year: 2014
- Publisher: Duke Classics
- Language: English
- epub
Today, the term "filibuster" refers to a tactic used by loquacious lawmakers who seek to prevent a vote by delivering marathon-length speeches. But in the past, the term had a different meaning—it referred to freelance mercenaries who traveled to foreign countries with the aim of sparking a war or revolution. James Jeffrey Roche presents a fascinating history of the practice in By-Ways of War.
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