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Loading... MAO TSE-TUNG ON GUERRILLA WARFARE (original 1937; edition 1962)by Mao Tse-Tung ; Brig-Gen. Samuel B. Griffith (Translator)
Work detailsOn Guerrilla Warfare by Mao Tse-Tung (1937)
None. BTRIPP's review of Mao Tse-tung's "On Guerrilla Warfare" (858 words)   BTRIPP | May 2, 2010 |  Writing during the Japanese occupation (the book was originally published in 1937), Mao focused mainly on strategy and organization, to which he took a relatively formal approach. There is no detailed discussion of tactics such as in Ernesto "Che" Guevara's Guerrilla Warfare. One of his central tenets is that guerrilla forces need to be used in conjunction with regular forces to achieve victory. Mao stated that political indoctrination was critical to success and political officers were included at the senior level of all units in his tables of organization. There is however no discussion of communism in this book. Apparently that subject was covered in other publications, leaving this one devoid of political rhetoric (except that directed at the Japanese). (  ) ChrisElyea | May 30, 2009 | One of the original written, systematic plans of guerrilla warfare, written by someone who actually made it work. There are some profound, though often very simple, insights in this book, mainly about motivating people to participate in national struggle. No matter what your thoughts on Mao, if you are interested in how guerrilla struggles work (or not) and what could be possible insights into how to counter a guerrilla force, you should read this book. 'People who live at subsistence level want first things to be put first. They are not particularly interested in freedom of religion, freedom of the press, free enterprise as we understand it, or the secret ballot. Their needs are more basic: land, tools, fertilizers, something better than rags for their children, houses to replace their shacks, freedom from police oppression, medical attention, primary schools.' 'The people must be inspired to cooperate voluntarily. We must not force them, for if we do, it will be ineffectual'. ( )2  ForrestFamily | Jul 3, 2007 | no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0252068920, Paperback)'One of the most influential documents of our time, Mao Tse-tung's pamphlet on guerrilla warfare has become the basic textbook for waging revolution in underdeveloped and emergent areas throughout the world. Recognizing the fundamental disparity between agrarian and urban societies, Mao advocated unorthodox strategies that converted deficits into advantages: using intelligence provided by the sympathetic peasant population; substituting deception, mobility, and surprise for superior firepower; using retreat as an offensive move; and educating the inhabitants on the ideological basis of the struggle.This radical new approach to warfare, waged in jungles and mountains by mobile guerrilla bands closely supported by local inhabitants, has been adopted by other revolutionary leaders from Ho Chi Minh to Che Guevara. Mao wrote On Guerrilla Warfare in 1937 while in retreat after ten years of battling the Nationalist army of Chiang Kai-shek. Twelve years later, the Nationalist Chinese were rousted from the mainland, and Mao consolidated his control of a new nation, having put his theories of revolutionary guerrilla warfare to the test. Established governments have slowly come to recognize the need to understand and devise means to counter this new method of warfare. Samuel B. Griffith's classic translation makes Mao's treatise widely available and includes a comprehensive introduction that profiles Mao, analyzes the nature and conduct of guerrilla warfare, and considers its implications for American policy'.(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 04 Jan 2013 09:15:36 -0500) No library descriptions found. |
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