March 2010
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Recommended Reading
1. Alfred H., Jr. Paddock: U.S. Army Special Warfare: Its Origins: Revised Edition
This is the first book I would make mandatory reading for all Special Forces members. This book sets the record straight on the creation of Special Forces the original debate on the intended rolls and mission. Based on the research of COL Al Paddock one can conclude that while MG McClure is the father of Special Warfare it is LTC (later MG) Russ Volckmann that is the true catalyst behind the creation of SF.2. Robert Taber: War of the Flea: The Classic Study of Guerrilla Warfare
This is the second book I recommend for Special Forces personnel and is one of the required reading for the personnel assigned to the G3X. This books subject Guerrilla Warfare lays the foundation stone for the understanding of Unconventional Warfare.- Aaron Bank: From Oss to Green Beret
Ben S. Malcom: White Tigers: My Secret War in North Korea (Memories of War)
- Charles W. Thayer: Guerrilla
David Kilcullen: The Accidental Guerrilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One
- Friedrich August Heydte: Modern irregular warfare: In defense policy and as a military phenomenon
John Plaster: SOG: The Secret Wars of America's Commandos in Vietnam
- M.R.D. Foot: MI9: Escape or Evasion
Archives
Recent Posts
Pages
Document Links
- 3. We Remained by Russell Volckmann, 1954
I attempt to illuminate a historical explanation of a subject by following up “War of the Flee” with a personal account. Thus the third book I recommend is “We Remained” - 4. Human Factors Considerations of Undergrounds in Insurgencies by Andrew R. Molnar, SORO 1966
This is the fourth book on the list. This book provides the theoretical frame work for understanding why people join an insurgent organization. - 5. Guerrilla: Colonel Von Lettow-Vorbeck and Germany's East Africa Empire by Edwin P. Hoyt, 1981
This is the fifth book I recommend and is mandatory reading for the G3X. - Casebook on Insurgency and Revolutionary Warfare: 23 Summary Accounts by Paul A. Jureidini, SORO 1962
- FMFRP 12-18, Mao Tse-tung on Guerrilla Warfare
The US Marine Corp was nice enough to publish Mao's works on guerrilla warfare in a Field Manual. - Modern Irregular Warfare by Professor Friedrich August Frhr. von der Heydte, 1972
- Subversion and Insurgency by William Rosenau, A Rand Study, 2007
- THE HUKBALAHAP INSURRECTION: A Case Study of a Successful Anti-Insurgency Operation in the Philippines, 1946-1955 by Major Lawrence M. Greenberg, U.S. Army Center of Military History, 1987
- The use and effectiveness of sabotage as a means of unconventional warfare: An historical perspective from World War I through Vietnam by Howard L Douthit, Air Force Inistitute of Technology, 1987
- Unconventional Warfare by Franklin A. Lindsay, Foreign Affairs 1972
Related Sites
- Special Warfare Magazine
- University of Penn | The Online Books Page
- The Hukbalahap Insurrection: A Case Study of a Successful Anti-Insurgency Operation in the Philippines
- Instruments of Statecraft: U.S. Guerilla Warfare, Counterinsurgency, and Counterterrorism, 1940-1990
- Small Wars Journal
- Mike Yon Blog
Recent Comments