guerrillas

“Accidental Guerrilla” Syndrome in California, 1836-1846

SWJED — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 07:21:35 +0000

“Accidental Guerrilla” Syndrome in California, 1836-1846 SWJED Wed, 04/01/2020 - 3:21am

Sun Tzu’s injunction to “know your enemy” is never more critical than in counterinsurgency (COIN) warfare. During its COIN conflicts in the last hundred years, the United States military has fallen especially prey to the thinking trap of lumping all its opponents into the same category. COIN expert David Kilcullen identified this phenomenon as “accidental guerrilla syndrome” in his 2009 book of the same name.

Guerrilla Warfare: Kings of Revolution – Book Excerpt – Chapter 3: Simon Bolivar

SWJED — Sun, 23 Sep 2018 17:00:27 +0000

Guerrilla Warfare: Kings of Revolution – Book Excerpt – Chapter 3: Simon Bolivar

Simon Bolivar made a successful career of failures, defeats, elimination of competing fellow countrymen and repeated exiles manifested in the numerous early short-lived republics of Venezuela.

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Book Excerpt – “Guerrilla Warfare: Kings of Revolution”

SWJED — Sun, 28 Jan 2018 20:45:55 +0000

Book Excerpt – “Guerrilla Warfare: Kings of Revolution”

The Casemate Short History series. "Guerrilla Warfare: Kings of Revolution" is a compendium of prominent guerilla leaders including George Washington, Simon Bolivar, Mao Zedong and King Ibn Saud.

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