The
official manual designed to provide guidance in special forces and
unconventional warfare operations for commanders and staff at all
levels.
They can be swift, silent, and deadly.
That's why armed guerrillas are feared by even the largest,
best-equipped fighting forces.
No tank, rocket-propelled grenade, or
infantry battalion can match the guerrilla team's ability to exact
brutality with precision, instill fear in enemy hearts, and viciously
deflate morale.
From the snows of Korea to the jungles of Southeast Asia
to the mountains of Afghanistan, the U.S. Army has employed guerrilla
tactics to deadly effect.
Those tactics and techniques, being used today
by U.S. soldiers, are laid out in the U.S. Army Guerrilla Warfare Handbook.
Topics covered include:
Offensive combat operations
Interdiction
Defensive operations
Psychological operations in support of unconventional warfare
Demobilization
And more!
Employing
small, heavily-armed, and well-oiled fire teams, guerrilla warfare has
played an invaluable role in the success of nearly every U.S. campaign
for decades.
Here, its methods are detailed: raids and ambushes,
demolition, counterintelligence, mining and sniping, psychological
warfare, communications, and much more.
Here is an inside look at
the guerrilla strategies and weapons that have come to be feared by
enemies and respected by allies.
Not another outside perspective or
commentary on unconventional warfare, this is the original—of use to
soldiers in the field and to anyone with an interest in military
tactics.