Mao zedong book guerrilla warfare in the american

The two most important essays on the topic of guerrilla warfare. On guerrilla warfare is mao zedongs case for the extensive use of an irregular form of warfare in which small groups of combatants use mobile military tactics in the forms of ambushes and raids to combat a larger and less mobile formal army. I had just finished the centurions by jean larteguy and was interested to know more about mao tsetung and his ideas about warfare. Guerrilla warfare is a military handbook written by marxist revolutionary che guevara. One of the most influential documents of our time, mao tsetun.

Although the text has been compared to mao zedongs on guerrilla warfare, guevara claimed not to have read maos book. Counter insurgency, from what i understand works the same way as guerrilla warfare at least in a political level. This special edition contains the two most important essays by mao on guerrilla warfare tactics in a new, completely uncensored format. This book in particular with an introduction by samuel l griffin, a former major general of the us military, is especially profound.

Mao zedong, also transliterated as mao tsetung, and commonly referred to as chairman mao, was a chinese communist revolutionary, guerrilla warfare strategist, marxist political philosopher, and leader of the chinese revolution. The book draws upon guevaras personal experience as a guerrilla soldier during the cuban revolution, generalizing for readers. Mao wrote the book in 1937 to convince chinese political and military leaders. Naval academy, he served in nicaragua, china, cuba, and england prior to world war ii. A book written by someone who actually engaged in guerrilla warfare was a big draw for me. This is one of the more famous quotes from mao zedong s small book on guerrilla warfare. As a revolutionary leader, mao zedong laid the economic, technological and cultural foundations of modern china, transforming the country from an agrarian society into a major world power. Fmfrp 1218 mao tsetung on guerrilla warfare the irregular. Indeed, by the time the us is in vietnam, griffith is calling on established nations to develop. This book was written by mao zedong 18931976 in 1937, as he was waging a guerrilla war against the occupying army of imperial japan. Chairman mao zedong l signs a copy of his little red book for sidney rittenberg r in beijing, 1966. Sidney rittenberg from 1944, when the 23yearold sidney rittenberg first arrived in china. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. On guerrilla warfare book by mao zedong thriftbooks.