{"product_id":"partisan-leaders-handbook-may-1939-paperback","title":"Partisan Leader's Handbook: May, 1939 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeneral Service (Research)\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe WWII-era \u003cem\u003ePartisan Leader's Handbook\u003c\/em\u003e was a short training pamphlet which informed and influenced the guerrilla warfare training programs for: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBritish Independent Companies (Commandos); \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHome Guard \"Stay Behind\" Auxiliaries (\"Auxunits\"); \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSpecial Operations Executive; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eResistance groups in Europe; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAustralian and New Zealand Independent Companies; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAustralian Services Reconnaissance Department (Z Special Unit); \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAllied Intelligence Bureau's Philippines Regional Section; and finally \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUS Office of Strategic Services.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe pamphlet details the \"nuts and bolts\" of running guerrilla resistance ops in occupied territory, from the organisation of a guerrilla band to intelligence collection, raids and sabotage. The pamphlet was influenced not only by Colin Gubbins' own experiences in Russia, Ireland and India, but also by his intensive study of guerrilla warfare in general, from the Boer commandos in South Africa during the Boer War, to the guerrilla operations in the Spanish Civil War and the then-ongoing Chinese Civil War and Sino-Japanese war, where Communist leader Mao Tse Tung was using guerrilla tactics to fight both the Chinese Nationalists and the invading Japanese. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Partisan Leader's Handbook\u003c\/em\u003e and its companion volumes, \u003cem\u003eArt of Guerilla Warfare\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHow to Use High Explosives\u003c\/em\u003e are unique in that they represent the first official British military doctrine on the conduct of guerrilla warfare against an occupying force. This they do in a brief and to the point manner, and if one reads closely, it becomes clear that there is still much wisdom contained within which could be of use to insurgent and counterinsurgent alike in the modern era.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe pamphlets in this series are: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Art of Guerilla Warfare\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Partisan Leader's Handbook\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow to use High Explosives\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpecial Operations Executive Operational Stores Handbook\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 50\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.1 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15, 1939\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52030285775149,"sku":"9781976335921","price":14.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/emtWWTI3U2tTME5pMnVRRGFMb3pmdz09.webp?v=1777510027","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/partisan-leaders-handbook-may-1939-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}