Guerilla Warfare and Special Forces Operations


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1. Purpose and Scope a. This manual provides guidance in Special Forces and unconventional warfare operations for commanders and staffs at all levels. The basic concepts of unconventional warfare are presented in a manner designed to acquaint the reader with Special Forces organization, concepts, and methods of operations to fulfill the Army's responsibility for the conduct of unconventional warfare. b. Thorough understanding of the ideas established within this manual will prepare the commander and staff officers for subsequent decisions and staff actions which affect special forces planning and operations. c. Detailed methods and techniques of Special Forces operations are discussed below. Classified information pertaining to all levels of Special Forces operations is found in FM 31-21A. 2. Definition of Unconventional Warfare Unconventional warfare consists of the interrelated fields of guerrilla warfare, evasion and escape, and subversion against hostile states (resistance). Unconventional warfare operations are conducted in enemy or enemy controlled territory by predominately indigenous personnel usually supported and directed in varying degrees by an external source. 3. Delineation of Responsibilities for Unconventional Warfare a. The responsibility for certain of these activities has been delegated to the service having primary concern. Guerrilla warfare is the responsibility of the United States Army. b. Within certain designated geographic areas-called guerrilla warfare operational areas-the United States Army is responsible for the conduct of all three interrelated fields of activity as they affect guerrilla warfare operations.




U.S. Army Guerrilla Warfare Handbook


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They are 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. 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. This 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.




Guerrilla Warfare and Special Forces Operations Field Manual 31-21


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This manual provides guidance in Special Forces and unconventional warfare operations for commanders and staffs at all levels. The basic concepts of unconventional warfare are presented in a manner designed to acquaint the reader with Special Forces organization, concepts, and methods of operations to fulfill the Army's responsibility for the conduct of unconventional warfare.




Guerrilla Warfare and Special Forces Operations


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A reprint of the 1961 U. S. Army field manual which provides guidance in special forces and unconventional warfare operations for commanders and staffs at all levels. Unconventional warfare consists of the interrelated fields of guerrilla warfare, evasion and escape, and subversion against hostile states (resistance). Unconventional warfare operations are conducted in enemy or enemy-controlled territory by predominately indigenous personnel usually supported and directed in varying degrees by an external source.




U.S. Army Special Forces Handbook


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The essential guide to the operations of the Green Berets, America's most versatile and fascinating soldiers.







Field Manual FM 3-18 Special Forces Operations


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FM 3-18 is the principal manual for United States Army Special Forces (SF) doctrine. It describes SF roles, missions, capabilities, organization, mission command, employment, and sustainment operations across the range of military operations. Topics include: *The History of Special Forces-World War II, The Cold War, and *Modern Special Forces *The Role of Special Forces *Special Forces Guidance and Principal Tasks *The Organization of Special Forces-US Special Operations Command and the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School *Employment of Special Forces-County Teams, Theater of Operations, and Training Programs *Unconventional Warfare and Foreign Internal Defense




The Official US Army Special Forces Unconventional Warfare Handbook: Guerrilla Warfare, Resistance and Insurgency


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WINNING ASYMMETRIC WARS FROM THE UNDERGROUND How to Make Trouble and Influence People. Vital reading for the political warfare student, Special Forces operator, prepper or survivalist - with principles and techniques equally useful to the entrepreneur or guerrilla marketing specialist. Learn how to build and run an insurgency using unrest, political propaganda, and subversion - and how to tell when these techniques are being used against you! Discover how to defeat a vastly more powerful opponent through clandestine resistance and open, armed revolution. Full-size edition - LARGE 8.5" x 11" FORMAT: clear, detailed text & illustrations. Complete & Unabridged. Created & trusted by the United States Army's John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School. IMPORTANT: this is not the older, outdated field manual (FM 3-05.130) or the even older and entirely obsolete FM 31-21 that is often offered for sale - this is the current, up-to-date TC 18-01. Don't be fooled! "Batteries last hours, books last decades: get the print edition!" Please note: for your reading pleasure, the publisher has re-drawn numerous illustrations throughout this book, due to the low resolution of the original. This edition is therefore the only high-resolution version available in the market. For the population of an area occupied by a hostile or tyrannical government, foreign or domestic, the existence of a resistance movement is often the only hope of freedom against the odds. This book demonstrates how to successfully rebel against and overturn such a government, by building an underground organization of like-minded individuals capable of exercising the full spectrum of resistance - from winning hearts and minds to waging open armed insurrection and guerrilla warfare. Created by the United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, this manual not only equips the Special Forces operator with the knowledge necessary to instigate unrest and rebellion in foreign enemy nations, it also enables all readers not only to prepare for the worst-case scenario at home but to recognize when these powerfully influential techniques are used against them. "There is another type of warfare-new in its intensity, ancient in its origin-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 preys on unrest."President John F. Kennedy, 1962 DESTROY TYRANNY, BUILD JUSTICE & LIBERTY! Search for 'CARLILE MILITARY LIBRARY' to find more TOP-FLIGHT, SQUARED-AWAY publications for your professional bookshelf! Information purposes only. Proudly published in the U.S.A. by CARLILE MEDIA.