Counter-Guerrilla Operations: The Philippine Experience (PSI Classics of the Counterinsurgency Era)

This volume in the Praeger Security International (PSI) series Classics of the Counterinsurgency Era by two officers-one from the Philippines and the other from America-who fought as guerrillas against the Japanese occupation and went on to defeat the Huk rebellion after World War II. Unlike many other accounts of counterinsurgency operations that focus on theoretical principles and their tactical applications, the authors examine the means to assess the strengths and weaknesses of insurgencies. An enduring contribution of this book is its emphasis on the importance of intelligence in combating insurgent movements. With a new foreword prepared by Kalev Sepp. What And Why Is A Guerrilla? -- Characteristics Of Guerrilla Movements And Operations -- Approaches To Counter-guerrilla Warfare -- The Situation And The Terrain -- Know Thine Enemy: Estimate Of The Enemy Situation -- Know Thyself: Analysis Of Friendly Forces -- The Mission -- Target-the Guerrilla -- Fool 'em -- Find 'em -- Fight 'em -- Target-the Civilian -- Target-the Nation -- Patrol Sop For Counter-guerrilla Operations -- Suggested Special Warfare Battalion. Napoleon D. Valeriano And Charles .t.r. Bohannan; Foreword By Kalev Sepp. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.