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Guerrilla Warfare

Although it did not receive its name until the Napoleonic age, guerrilla warfare is as old as any other kind of warfare and perhaps is the oldest, depending on how it is defined. Regardless of age or definition, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, guerrilla warfare was prolific.

The Nature of Guerrilla Warfare

Guerrilla warfare is low-intensity warfare, at least in its early stages, and is carried out by irregular military forces, most of whom are motivated by a cause or combination of causes for which they are willing to risk their lives. It may be part of a...

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