Militias and Guerrilla Warfare

ADP Operations insurgency and its characteristics are placed into the overall spectrum of conflict and are outlined in general terms. The requirements for a counter insurgency strategy are then described together with the appropriate guidelines and planning requirements for subsequent operations. This publication follows closely the thrust, direction and sequence of the outline given in ADP Operations, enlarging and developing the points made for application at the strategic and operational levels of conflict. The first portion describes what insurgencies are, the historical development of revolutions and insurgencies into the twentieth century and some of their associated characteristics. It then analyses … Continue Reading

“This is another type of war new in its intensity, ancient in its origins war by guerrillas, subversives, insurgents, assassins; war by ambush instead of by combat; by infiltration, instead of aggression, seeking victory by eroding and exhausting the enemy instead of engaging him…it requires in those situations where we must counter it. ..a whole new kind of strategy, a wholly different kind of force, and therefore a new and wholly different kind of military training.”

John F. Kennedy, 1962

The aims, objectives, and methods of guerrilla warfare differ greatlyfrom those of conventional warfare. To be successful in countering thistype of war, … Continue Reading

This indispensable book includes three of Che Guevara’s most influential essays describing his tactical philosophy of fighting a guerrilla war in Latin America.

Guerrilla Warfare is a book by Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara that was written right after the Cuban Revolution and published in 1961.

Guevara intended it to be a manual on guerrilla warfare, elaborating the foco theory (foquismo) for other revolutionary movements in Latin America, Africa and Asia, but the book was also studied by counterrevolutionary military schools. While many draw parallels with Mao’s On Guerrilla Warfare Guevara claimed he had not read the book, … Continue Reading

Current Special Forces doctrine is very limited concerning the conduct of guerrilla warfare combat operations in urban environments. The focus of the current doctrine is on conducting combat operations in rural environments. The material available on urban environments is defined in broad terms primarily focused on the larger picture of unconventional warfare. Some considerations and characteristics of urban tactical operations are addressed but are so general they could be applied to a conventional infantry unit as easily as to a guerrilla force. Traditionally, Special Forces guerrilla warfare doctrine has focused on its conduct in a rural environment as historically, most … Continue Reading

How to Start and Train a Militia Unit takes a prospective militia leader from the initial planning process right through to completing missions. How to Start and Train a Militia Unit details the many tactical and stategic elements of operating a militia and no element is negated.

Fleet Marine Force Reference Publication (FMFRP) 12–18,Mao Tse–tung on Guerrilla Warfare, is published to ensure the retention and dissemination of useful information which is not intended to become doctrine or to be published in Fleet Marine Force manuals. FMFRPs in the 12 Series are a special category of publications: reprints of historical works which were published commercially and are no longer in print.

This reference publication is Mao Tse–tung’s thoughts and philosophy of guerrilla warfare. It gives the reader a chance to learn about this type of warfare from one who lived and fought as a guerrilla for most of … Continue Reading

This famous book consists of advice on how to disrupt and overthrow authority with an aim to revolution.

DedicationA Definition of the Urban GuerrillaPersonal Qualities of the Urban GuerrillaHow the Urban Guerrilla LivesTechnical Preparation of the Urban GuerrillaThe Urban Guerrilla’s WeaponsThe Shot– The Urban Guerrilla’s Reason for ExistenceThe Firing GroupThe Logistics of the Urban GuerrillaCharacteristics of the Urban GuerrillaThe Initial Advantages of the Urban GuerrillaObjectives of the Guerrilla’s ActionsOn the Types and Nature of Missions for the Urban GuerrillaHow to Carry Out the ActionSome Observations on TacticsRescue of the WoundedGuerrilla SecurityThe Seven Sins of the Urban GuerrillaPopular Support

A tactical manual for the revolutionary that was published by the Central Intelligence Agency and distributed to the Contras in Central America.

The purpose of this book is to introduce the guerrilla student to the psychological operations techniques that will be of immediate and practical value to him in guerrilla warfare. This section is introductory and general; subsequent sections will cover each point set forth here in more detail. The nature of the environment of guerrilla warfare does not permit sophisticated psychological operations, and it becomes necessary for the chiefs of groups, chiefs of detachments and squadron leaders to have the … Continue Reading

Introduction to terrorism, its organizations, operations and development introduction.

Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHISC or WHINSEC), formerly the School of the Americas (SOA; Spanish: Escuela de las Am

The Art of War is a Chinese military treatise that was written during the 6th century BC by Sun Tzu. Composed of 13 chapters, each of which is devoted to one aspect of warfare, it has long been praised as the definitive work on military strategies and tactics of its time.

The Art of War is one of the oldest books on military strategy in the world. It is the first and one of the most successful works on strategy and has had a huge influence on Eastern and Western military thinking, business tactics, and beyond. Sun Tzu was the first … Continue Reading

This manual is one of a series that describes a contemporary THREAT FORCE training for U.S. Army Special Operations Forces units. Together, these manuals outline a Generic THREAT FORCE that can cover the entire spectrum of military capabilities against which the Army Special Forces must train to ensure success in any future conflict. This manual is part of the TC 31–93 series that describes a contemporary THREAT FORCE that exists for the purpose of training U.S. Special Operations Forces for potential combat operations. This manual also describes paramilitary forces that?unlike a State’s internal security forces?are not part of a government … Continue Reading