Comments on: Learning to Fight and Win from a Book

By: Edwin

Edwin — Sun, 13 Sep 2015 21:11:29 +0000

Mini-Manual for the Urban Guerrilla by Marighella.

By: Sheldon

Sheldon — Sun, 13 Sep 2015 17:00:08 +0000

“Successful guerrilla insurgencies actually operate under cover of neighboring friendly states. IRA excepted.”

The sanctuary. IRA did run operations from the Republic across the border and did have a safe haven when they did need one.

By: Morris

Morris — Sun, 13 Sep 2015 16:59:00 +0000

I wouldn’t trust much of what Mao said about warfare period. He inherited a whole defecting army with TO&E, training, standard battle kit, professional officers, etc.

Mao did not work from the bottom up and reach the top.

By: Lu An Li

Lu An Li — Sun, 13 Sep 2015 16:57:42 +0000

“Hit em’ as hard as they can as fast as you can, where it hurts them the most, and when they ain’t looking.” As told to Bill Slim by a regimental sergeant major.

By: Dan Kurt

Dan Kurt — Sun, 13 Sep 2015 15:58:45 +0000

Please obtain and review this book: The Last Hundred Yards: The NCO's Contribution to Warfare, 1997, by H.J. Poole.

By: Koanic

Koanic — Sun, 13 Sep 2015 14:22:19 +0000

The best lesson is: cheat.

Successful guerrilla insurgencies actually operate under cover of neighboring friendly states. IRA excepted.