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Summary: A Terribly Sloppy and disorganized mess.....
Review: ...it may not be the "Guerilla Warfare Bible" as someone mentioned below, but it is a good overview of Guerilla Warfare. To go into complete detail on this subject would require a much, much larger book.
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Summary: A Terribly Sloppy and disorganized mess.....
Review: As a student of political science who is quite interested in the tactics of revolutionaries and insurgents, I suppose that I may have expected too much from a book from the notorious Paladin Press. While the content of the book was lacking insofar as the tactics and strategies covered, this books biggest letdown was in all of the cheap shots the author took at political opponents and at the so-called liberal media which just seemed to be totally out of place. There are many appropriate places in which the author can express his love for the marines and of presidents such as Reagan and what have you in other places, but they should not be in a book that is supposed to primarily focus on guerrillas and their tactics. To cite some examples...page 79 - "it is ironic and inexplicable to some-that President Clinton continues to extend China 'most favored trading status,' this despite their long and well-documented history-and current policy- of horrific human rights abuses, but he denies the same to Cuba. Clinton cleary understands the axiom that' business is business.'" page 85-86 - "...but the second amendment is still partially intact despite our socialist politicians repeated attacks on it through such measures as the so-called assault weapons ban--even though assault weapons are used in less than 1 percent of all crimes committed with firearms--and turncoat Sarah Bardy's personal vendetta against law-abiding handgun owners." page 56-57 - "Diplomatic strategy works especially well when the guerrillas are ably assisted by ignorant, easily duped, complaint, and extremly naive 'journalists' such as the washington post columnist Richard Cohen..... It is people like Cohen who see Charles Manson as being a misunderstood humanist, Mu'ammar Qaddafi and Saddam Hussein as being unfairly maligned peace activists, and Abimael Guzman as being a persecuted dreamer. page 88 - "When Admiral John Poindexter and Lt. Col. Oliver North were caught selling weapons to [Iran], they found out how important security is [should be] in such operations." page 99 - there is a diagram of a hobo stove that advertises the marine logo on the coffee cup which sits on top of it which is so out of place, it's not even comical anymore. page 65 - "...and it is interesting to note that dozens of Americans have been killed and hundreds wounded by vehicle bombs detonated at static U.S. armed forces facilities in Saudi Arabia in recent months; will American forces and the politicians controlling them ever learn?" As you can see, this book really has no academic or practical value in it whatsoever. Anyone who has the slightest interest in military history or whom has even been through 9-12 weeks of military basic training will undoubtedly be wise to what is covered in this childish, poorly written manual. The mere fact that I wasted part of my afternoon reading the entirety of this worthless book is upsetting since I can never gain those 3 hours back. If you're interested in guerrilla tactics, then read anything by Mao, Che or even Fidel Castro. If you're interested in tactics used by terrorists, then pick up the book "Inside Terrorism" by Bruce Hoffman or even the book "Terrorism in the 21st century" by Cynthia Combs. They are far better in terms of content and academic quality. However, if you want to be party to a diatribe of political attacks, then read Ann Coulter or Michael Moore yellow journalism.
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Summary: A Fantastic Overview of Guerrilla Warfare
Review: Bob Newman does a great job in this book. He goes over historic guerrilla wars and then goes on to explain how to conduct/lead a guerrilla war. The chapters are both informative and concise. A must read for anyone with an interest in unconventional warfare.
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Summary: The straight scoop from a nationally recognized authority.
Review: Gunny Newman has been all over the television lately, appearing as a voice of facts and insight amid a sea of self-proclaimed (and clearly fraudulent) military experts. It is clear that the Gunny knows what he is talking about on TV (The O'Reilly Factor, War on Terror: Hunt for the Killers, etc.), and his expertise shines through in this interesting and informative manual. It is my understanding that he has also been asked to testify before Congress on matters related to warfare and terrorism. This book explores all the how-to subjects relating to guerrilla warfare and gives the reader a straight-forward, concise look at the subject, along with some guerrilla history. The book has some great combat photography, too. And the index helps to find things. I recommend this book for anyone interested in guerrilla warfare. (...)
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Summary: You must choose the best book but not this book.
Review: I have read this book.I don't like many titles and it is wrong that it is For Academic Study Only.
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