How effective were the guerrilla tactics of the viet cong. Kindle store low intensity operations is an important, controversial and prophetic book that has had a major influence on. In the end, these partisan forces conducted 4,445 actions in north korea that led to the capture of 950. On guerrilla warfare ch 1 marxists internet archive. Aside from china, where and how successfully has guerrilla warfare been used. A history of insurgency, terrorism, and guerrilla war, from the. Certainly, communists directed many of the most notable instances of guerrilla warfare, such as those in china, greece, viet nam, and nicaragua. Punitive measures such as reprisals, terrorism, deportation, restriction of movement and seizure of goods and property are conducted against supporters of guerrilla activity, making this support dangerous and difficult. All books listed below are available at the modern war institute library.
The main strategy and tactics of guerrilla warfare tend to involve the use of a small attacking, mobile force against a large, unwieldy force. The author then discusses the ways in which this paradox gave rise to the guerrilla threat that terrorized kentuckians during the final years of the war. Jugurtha of numidia todays northern algeria fought a bitter guerrilla war against rome, some. What eventually became the american antiimperialist league began at a june 1898 meeting at bostons faneuil hall, where people concerned about the colonial policy that the us government may choose to adopt in the wake of the war gathered to speak out against the transformation of the united states into an imperial power. This intervention would become one of the most divisive decisions in u. This book was written by mao zedong 18931976 in 1937, as he was waging a guerrilla war against the occupying army of imperial japan. Allen, guerrilla war in abyssinia, london, penguin books, 1943, p. In areas which fell immediately to the mutinous army the principal leader of which was lieutenantgeneral jose sanjurjo y sacanell then a refugee in portugal with general emilio mola vidal relieved by the popular front government of his post as generalinchief. Well, thanks to a lengthy book on guerrilla warfare by of all people. Modern guerrillas and the defense of the baltic states. Irregular conflicts during the civil war edited by brian d. It might be weird to admit this but if i recall correctly the book nearly made me cry seriously.
Kings of revolution by peter polack for its casemate short history series. The book draws upon guevaras personal experience as a guerrilla soldier during the cuban revolution, generalizing for readers. Guerrilla warfare as a phase of war must be ruled by all of these. Having already had ten years guerrilla experience, mao was already an expert, and in this book he beautifully explains his basic strategy and tactics.
Guerrilla warfare project gutenberg selfpublishing. In the latter half of the twentieth century many americans came to associate the term guerrilla with communist revolutionary movements. Here we see the belief that successful branding has the ability to reconcile the irreconcilable. Insurgencies, guerrilla warfarewhatever we chose to call this type of. Readers interested in the civil war in missouri owe a debt of gratitude to researcher bruce nichols for his extensive documentation of the guerrilla warfare that raged throughout the state. Fm3121 1961 guerilla warfare and special forces operations. Colombias antiguerrilla war victories, but no waterloo. Christie books anarchists, anarchism, libertarian ideas. The guerrilla struggle against francoism arose in the days following the army revolt against the spanish republic on 18 july 1936. A few communists and republicans continued their struggle after the civil war in small guerrilla units in andalucias mountains. Lonely planet, one of the worlds leading guide books, has heaped praise on the maroma press publication between two fires guerrilla war in the spanish sierras. Compare maos theories of war as described in on guerrilla warfare with those of. Mao wrote the book in 1937 to convince chinese political and military leaders. Conventional tactics dont work against an unconventional threat.
Department of the army author german anti guerrilla operations in the balkans, 19411944 author united states. Fidel castro on guerrilla warfare and fighting imperialism. French text this is the illustrated history of the waffenss 24. An epic history of guerrilla warfare from ancient times to the present 9780871406880. Che asserted that the success of the cuban revolution provided three lessons.
What are some good books on the conduct of guerrilla warfare. In terms of tactical warfare, this book would probably be better titled on war against napoleon, because thats really what clausewitz was writing about. Tactically, the guerrilla army makes the repetitive attacks far from the opponents center of gravity with a view to keeping. The word guerrilla the diminutive of spanish guerra, war stems from the duke of wellington. The donkeys were a partisan force during the korean war that consisted of anticommunist north koreans who engaged in guerrilla warfare. In octavio alberola we have the red thread connecting and affording meaning to the continuity between the libertarian struggles under the republic and the civil war, the antifranco struggle, the revolts and armed actions of the 1970s, right up to the fresh reformulations of anarchism in a globalized world. Beckett, modern insurgencies and counterinsurgencies offer as good. Kent, who would later manage rons 2008 presidential campaign, never accepted an official story.
When guerrilla warfare can succeed and when it will fail. Casemate publishing has acquired the rights to publish guerrilla warfare. Sometimes youre working with these guys, sometimes youre against them. Makes interesting reading about this aspect of the war and gives insight to how the germans conducted antipartisan warfare in large scale. The work begins with a summary of kentuckys prewar position. List of books and articles about guerrilla warfare. Kennedy of the office of the chief of military history. German antiguerrilla operations in the balkans 19411944. Some years ago, the late kent snyder picked me up at national airport for a talk to ron pauls caucus of libertariansympathetic congressmen.
The guerrilla war coinoperated videogame by snk circa 1987, and its history and background, photos, repair help, manuals, for sale and wanted lists, and census survey is brought to you by the international arcade museum at the museum fo the game. America and guerrilla warfare analyzes conflicts in which americans have. Popular guerrilla warfare books showing 150 of 277 the accidental guerrilla. This book may be about war, but it is, like most of these books, mostly about people. Before a great deal of money is spent training antiguerrilla troops, however. Farc, latin americas oldest and largest guerrilla army. Books that serve primarily as reference works, no matter how.
Guerrillas had a huge impact on the united states effort in north korea. All that said, this book is a beautiful love story and is also quite funny. In the new book invisible armies, author max boot traces the role of guerrilla. Problems of strategy in guerrilla war against japan may 1938 in the early days of the war of resistance against japan, many people inside and outside the party belittled the important strategic role of guerrilla warfare and pinned their hopes on regular warfare alone, and particularly on the operations of the kuomintang forces. Why would mao not consider guerrilla warfare to be an independent form of warfare, but, instead, a step in the total war. A regular army which relies on means of symmetrical warfare, is on the receiving side against an enemy which uses hit and run tactics and which likes to hide amongst the civilian. A life of field marshall erwin rommel by david fraser.
Irregular conflicts during the civil war the guerrilla hunters. There is a total war in which the issues between the warring parties are less concerned with territorial questions but more with forms of government. National guerrilla warfare, though historically of the same consistency, has employed varying implements as times, peoples, and conditions differ. When guerrillas obey the laws of conventional warfare they are entitled, if captured, to be treated as ordinary prisoners of war. The work of preparing this study was done by major robert m. A savage war of peace is the definitive history of the algerian war, a book that brings that terrible and complicated struggle to life with intelligence, assurance, and unflagging momentum. Fighting small wars in the midst of a big one hardcover by. How effective were the guerrilla tactics of the viet cong history plan what tactics the viet cong used against usarvn troops. Strategy and tactics of guerrilla warfare wikipedia. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. The guerrilla force is largely or entirely organized in small units that are dependent on the support of the local population. How guerrilla tactics were better than those used by the us troops.
List of books and articles about guerrilla warfare online research. In its presentation, every effort was made to give an accurate account of the protracted attempt by the german occupation forces to destroy their elusive guerrilla enemy in this secondary theater of war from 1941 through 1944. While there had been a long history in the united states of popular resistance to foreign wars, such as the antiimperialist leagues campaign against the u. In fattals extensively researched book, he analyzes the role of marketing in the individual demobilizing program and the way in which the colombian government changed their course to wage an anti guerrilla war. Kings of revolution is a compendium of prominent guerilla leaders worldwide including george washington, simon bolivar, mao zedong and king. If the local populace has a strong will to resist, enemy reprisals. Published in 1961 following the cuban revolution, it became a reference for thousands of guerrilla fighters in various countries around the world. Irregular warfare, based on elements later characteristic of modern guerrilla warfare, has existed. Special attention is given to the anti guerrilla war in tucumans jungles, the strange history of david graiver the guerrillas banker and the timerman case. One subject matter which received a good amount of study was the german guerrilla and antiguerrilla campaign in the ussr. The intention is to grind down an attacker by employing small combat teams armed with sophisticated antitank weapons supported by light artillery, mortars, and a highly mobile air. Discover librarianselected research resources on guerrilla warfare from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals. The use of guerrilla warfare was first suggested in the 6th century bc by chinese general and strategist sun tzu, in his classic book, the art of war.
Books related period second world war content creator united states. Both types of guerrilla war are, however, similar in that they both employ the same military methods. This was an especially important subject matter, especially at the start of the 1950s given the numerous and diverse communist guerrilla movements which suddenly began to spring up all over the globe. The strategy and tactics of guerrilla warfare tend to focus around the use of a small, mobile force competing against a larger, more unwieldy one. On guerrilla warfare is mao zedongs case for the extensive use of an irregular form of warfare in which small groups of combatants use mobile military tactics in the forms of ambushes and raids to combat a larger and less mobile formal army. As we drove past the pentagon, he told me about his uncle, a senior pilot for a famous british airline, who held that it could not have been a commercial. A history of insurgency, terrorism, and guerrilla war. It does not, however, detail individual soldiers experiences or combats, but gives a big picture perspective on the war in the balkans as conducted by the axis powers against the various guerrilla.
Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. Finnish sissi special operations forces sof and border rangers rajasissi are trained to fight guerrilla war behind enemy lines in the event of an invasion. Nichols guerrilla warfare in civil war missouri, 1862 was published. David kilcullen goodreads author shelved 4 times as guerrillawarfare. The arrests, the treatment of prisoners, and the mindset of the interrogators are treated in detail. Though geographical and social conditions in each country. It is essential reading for our own violent times as well as a lasting monument to the historians art. Guerrilla warfare, also spelled guerilla warfare, type of warfare fought by irregulars in fastmoving, smallscale actions against orthodox military and police forces and, on occasion, against rival insurgent forces, either independently or in conjunction with a larger politicalmilitary strategy. Leopoldville, the congo, june 16the congo, which has no shortage of chronic problems, must now face the prospect of a long, indecisive anti. In 217 bc, roman dictator quintus fabius maximus, often called the father of guerrilla warfare, used his fabian strategy to defeat the mighty invading army of carthaginian general hannibal barca. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers.
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