Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Figures ix
4. List of Tables xi
5. Acknowledgment xiii
6. Preface to the 2016 Edition xv
7. Preface to the First Edition xxxi
8. Foreword by Walter Laqueur (1978) xxxiii
9. 1. What Is the Coup d’État? 1
10. 2. When Is a Coup d’État Possible? 13
11. 3. The Strategy of the Coup d’État 52
12. 4. The Planning of the Coup d’État 116
13. 5. The Execution of the Coup d’État 170
14. Appendix A. The Economics of Repression 207
15. Appendix B. Tactical Aspects of the Coup d’État 214
16. Appendix C. Statistics 222
17. Index 259