On Guerrilla Warfare

A classic translation of Mao's influential treatise.

About the author

Samuel B. Griffith IIrose to the rank of Brigadier General (U.S.M.C.), retiring in 1956 after serving on the staff of the U.S. Commander in Chief, Europe. He earned a Ph.D. in Chinese military history from Oxford in 1961. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, he served in Nicaragua, China, Cuba, and England prior to World War II. Wounded at Guadalcanal, he later returned to action and won the Navy Cross and the Army Distinguished Service Cross. His translation of Sun-Tzu's Art of War (Oxford UP) is a staple of modern military study.
 

Summary

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. This book analyzes the nature and conduct of guerrilla warfare, and considers its implications for American policy.

Product details

• Authors: Samuel B Griffith, Samuel B. Griffith, Zedong Mao, Mao Tse-Tung, Mao Tse-Tung, Mao Zedong
• Assisted by: Samuel B. Griffith (Translation)
• Publisher: University Of Illinois Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2000
• EAN: 9780252068928
• ISBN: 978-0-252-06892-8
• No. of pages: 114
• Weight: 172 g
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Military vehicles, aircraft, ships; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration