Guerrillas In The Mist: A Battlefield Guide To Clandestine Warfare (Paperback)

~ (Author), Robert K. Brown (Foreword) "The sounds of the humid jungle night filled the little man's ears and head as he made his way silently through the under-story, his bare..." (more)
Key Phrases: counterguerrilla forces, decentralized philosophy, dau tranh, Shining Path, North Vietnamese, Von Wrede (more...)

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Learn every facet of the grim, violent world of guerrilla warfare: basic fieldcraft; mines and booby traps; tunnel construction and strategy; ambushes; urban and nocturnal tactics; interrogation, indoctrination and exploitation; psyops; and more. For academic study only.

Product Details

• Paperback: 232 pages
• Publisher: Paladin Press (September 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873649443
• ISBN-13: 978-0873649445
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,035,408 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Helpful outline of the subject - however, very general, August 23, 1998

By A Customer

Guerillas in the Mist (204 pages). The author is obviously highly qualified to address the subject, and as a lowly Lieutenant, Rifle Platoon Leader, I feel an inadequacy to critique his work. Nevertheless, I was somewhat disappointed with the book. Mr. Newman covers many pertinent areas, yet none in significant detail. He does however, in some cases, refer the reader to general outside sources; yet more references to specific outside sources are necessary. I expected, with Mr. Newman's extensive background and experience, to receive much more "how to" knowledge. On page 100 Mr. Newman explains how to sleep tactically when the enemy possesses aircraft mounted thermal imaging systems - good specific information. Need more of that type of specific "how to". I have seen this book advertised as "the Bible of guerrilla warfare" - it's not. It is a helpful outline providing the reader with food for thought. Fortunately, I know what types/titles of books to reference for in depth study of the subject matter. Certainly, Mr. Newman does too - although he shares little with the reader. I recommend this book as a place to start, not a definitive resource.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars questionable!, June 14, 2008

By	wardog - See all my reviews

for someone with "combat experience" the writer gleans a lot from the ranger training handbook,especially the ambush section.in this text and others no one can explain how to one should avoid fratricide in using these techniques, the z,v,t,box and especially the pyramid ambushes.for instants the z ambush is devised so when a breakthrough occurs the last leg of the ambush finishes off the enemy element,in guerrilla warfare the idea is to inflict as many casualties as possible without suffering any losses yourself.the author also states to never attack unless one has the advantage,if an enemy is strong enough to breakthrough an ambush should he have been attacked at all? in my opinion(and a few other's!) operations are to be kept as simple and direct as possible to avoid undue loss or fratricide, interestingly the sf handbook(1965)does not teach these techniques neither does the latest ranger handbook (2007)i wonder why? the continual espousal of these tactics (and to use them at nightGuerrillas In The Mist: A Battlefield Guide To Clandestine Warfare!!!)is indeed questionable.(the author does state in the illus. pg.131 that the enemy unit must be below the fireteams's position for pyramid ambush to work,however this tactic would never work on flat terrain!).

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Helpful outline of the subject - however, very general, August 23, 1998

By A Customer

Guerillas in the Mist (204 pages). The author is obviously highly qualified to address the subject, and as a lowly Lieutenant, Rifle Platoon Leader, I feel an inadequacy to critique his work. Nevertheless, I was somewhat disappointed with the book. Mr. Newman covers many pertinent areas, yet none in significant detail. He does however, in some cases, refer the reader to general outside sources; yet more references to specific outside sources are necessary. I expected, with Mr. Newman's extensive background and experience, to receive much more "how to" knowledge. On page 100 Mr. Newman explains how to sleep tactically when the enemy possesses aircraft mounted thermal imaging systems - good specific information. Need more of that type of specific "how to". I have seen this book advertised as "the Bible of guerrilla warfare" - it's not. It is a helpful outline providing the reader with food for thought. Fortunately, I know what types/titles of books to reference for in depth study of the subject matter. Certainly, Mr. Newman does too - although he shares little with the reader. I recommend this book as a place to start, not a definitive resource.