On Guerrilla Warfare

New York, N.Y.: Praeger Publishers, 1961. First Edition (presumed; no prior editions or printings cited). Octavo with grey cloth boards and gilt spine title; grey and yellow pictorial jacket; 114 pages; tables and diagrams; 21 cm Very good copy with some mild dampstaining at hinge; light edgewear to boards; pages are clean and binding tight; very good (-) jacket with light scuffing and some wear to edges and head/foot of spine, now in archival mylar. Hardcover.

"With the mounting awareness in the Western world of the radical change in the nature of warfare has come recognition of the need to understand and devise means to ocunter this new warfare--waged in jungles and mountains by mobile guerrilla bands closely supported by local inhabitants. According to the testimony of guerrilla leaders themselves, the prime source is Mao Tse-Tung on Guerrilla Warfare--here widely available for the first time in General Griffith's classic translation. His comprehensive introduction contains a profile of Mao, an analysis of the nature and conduct of revolutionary guerrilla warfare, and observations on the implications for American policy." --Jacket copy.Contents: Introduction. The Nature of revolutionary guerrilla war; Profile of a revolutionist; Strategy, tactics, and logistics in revolutionary war; Some conclusions. Yu chi chan (Guerrilla Warfare). Translator's note; A further note; What is guerrilla warfare?; The relation of guerrilla hostilities to regular operations; Guerrilla warfare in history; Can victory be attained by guerrilla operations?; Organization for guerrilla warfare; How guerrilla units are originally formed; The method of organizing guerrilla regimes; Equipment of guerrillas; Elements of the guerrilla army; The political problems of guerrilla warfare; The strategy of guerrilla resistance against Japan. Notes: Translation of: Yu chi chan.