THE PARTISAN LEADER'S
HANDBOOKPARTISAN, LEADER'S HANDBOOK.
Principles of Guerill: Warfatc and Sabetage,
fe + Reotember that yonr abject is to swharraass
ihe enemy in every purtibte Wuy gu ne to make ft more
Adicult. for bin arimiea to Hight om the oaiu fronia
You con de thie by caimaping his sed] nnd rond eo
mmtications: bie talegraph and postal.aystem, by des.
trope: amnad) partion. of the enamy, and in many obhor
ware which will bs cxpluined lates,
Referer thet oveeything you oom de in thit way is
helping to win. fraedom again foe your people.
. You met learn the principles of tus type af.
worfars which are sa fellorrs.:— —
ta) Burprige ja the mest important thing mm every-
thing yoo underinke. You murt tke every
Peeecentijn thet the cnetsy does ogt know your
ih} Never engage iv soy opevation anfess yoo
* dhinkg stieonas ts cerita, Reenk off the aetion
BE H00n Bad, berumea tuo risky ta oontiquwe:.
fe} Every opeentiin yanet be phoneme with the
eremticat care, A sofo line of retremt is
ti) Movement and detion shenlil, whenever qine
. Rilo, fe confined ta the hours af darknces.
te} Mobility in of qrest importance ; act therefore
wWheir your knowiedge of rhe counire ad your
rhenns ef mavenont --- ie. Wieyeles, horas,
eke. give vou gu ndvaotage over the wry.() Never get involved in a pitched battle uniess
you are in overwhelming. strength.
#} Never carry ineriminating deouments on your
person nor leave them where they can he
found. . .
The whole object of this type of warfare is to
strike the enemy, and disappear completely leaving
na trace; and then to strike somewhere else and van-
ish again. By these means the enemy will never knew
where the next hlow is coming, and will be forced te
disperse his forees to try. and guard all his vulnerable
points, This will provide you with further opportun-
itics fer destroymg these small detachments.
3. Types of Operations, — Operations can be
divided inte two main types :—
(a) Those of a military nature which entail the
co-ordinated action of a certain number of men
under a nominated leader,
(b) Individuat acts of sabotage, of sniping
sentries, ote., for which men can be specially
selected to work individually in certain areas.
For action ef a military nature the choice of
suitable leaders is of great importance, A leader must
have courage and resource, he must be intelligent and
a good administrator and he a man of quick decision.
He musi knew intimitely the country in which he is
operating, and should be able to use a compass and
map. The sort of man required is the type whom other
taen will willingly accept to lead them in dangerous
actions, and whose personality will hold them together.
The size and composition of guerilla parties
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