Problem
Guerrilla warfare
Other Names:
Guerrilla war Nature:
Guerrilla characteristics are shared by private armies, mercenaries, terrorists, militants, revolutionaries, freedom fighters, irregulars, outlaw gangs, highwaymen and brigands. Hit-and-run tactics are their hallmark although, when in force, they are capable of pitched battles. Modern communications and weapons have transformed the lonely, independent bands of men, each armed with a rifle, into well-disciplined forces. They are armies that are mobile, frequently fighting a defensive war whose only objectives are harassment, destruction, and, if possible, attrition of the enemy. Given this, they strike at will with no overall military strategy that can be anticipated, unless they are on near-equal terms with their enemy, at which time they act more like regular military forces.
Broader Problems:
Civil warDangerous countriesSubversion Narrower Problems:
TerrorismUrban terrorismIllegal armed groupsCounter-insurgency warfare Reduces:
ApartheidColonialism References:
Ben-Rafael, E and Lissak, M: Social Aspects of Guerilla and Anti-Guerilla WarfareAnand, V K: Insurgency and Counter-Insurgency: a study of modern guerilla warfareJanke, Peter and Sim, Richard: Guerrilla and Terrorist Organizations: a world directory and bibliographyCorbett, Robin: Guerilla Warfare: from nineteen thirty-nine to the present day Subject(s):
Defence → Espionage, subversionDefence → War
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST