How To Execute A Coup, In One Chart: Given the events in Egypt today, we thank FT's Joseph Cotterill for posting this chart on how to execute a coup.
It comes from the famous Edward Luttwak book Coup d'État: A Practical Handbook, which was written in 1968.
The chart shows the three teams that you need in place, and the targets they need to penetrate (residence, TV stations, etc.). This then concludes in domination of key traffic locations.
