Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the red book of guerrilla warfare. His youthful followers formed the red guards and led a mass purge of. How was the usage of guerrilla warfare by the communist. Mao tse tung on guerrilla warfare by griffith samuel b. In ancient times these actions were often associated with smaller tribal policies fighting a larger empire, as in the struggle of rome against the spanish tribes for over a century. This reference publication is mao tsetungs thoughts and philosophy of guerrilla. Mao tsetung on guerrilla warfare in the united states, we go to considerable trouble to keep soldiers out of politics, and even more to keep politics out of soldiers. The classic text on communist guerrilla warfare includes an excellent introduction by brigadier general samuel griffith usmc who was also the translator. Lun youji zhan is mao zedong s case for the extensive use of an irregular form of warfare in which small groups of combatants use mobile military tactics in the forms of ambushes and raids to combat a larger and less mobile formal army. This big picture approach to a revolution resonates through the book and.
In the late 1920s and 30s the chinese communists under the leadership of mao zedong, perhaps the worlds leading theorist of modern guerrilla warfare, conducted a largescale guerrilla war, along with mobile and positional warfare, against both the kuomintang and the japanese in n china. Guerrilla warfare is a form of irregular warfare in which small groups of combatants, such as paramilitary personnel, armed civilians, or irregulars, use military tactics including ambushes, sabotage, raids, petty warfare, hitandrun tactics, and mobility, to fight a larger and lessmobile traditional military. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. On guerrilla warfare is mao zedongs case for the extensive use of an. Both maos theory and its vietnamese offshoot, dau tranh, are revolutionary in that they are both based on the marxistleninist theory of class struggle. Strategy and tactics of guerrilla warfare wikipedia. Guerrilla warfare definition of guerrilla warfare by the. Read mao tsetung on guerrilla warfare by mao tsetung available from rakuten kobo. On the low end are smallscale raids, ambushes and attacks. Mao tsetung on guerrilla warfare ebook by mao tsetung. In the black book of communism, jean louis margolin writes that mao zedong was so powerful that he was often known as the red emperor. Questia read the fulltext online edition of communist guerilla warfare 1954.
Mao and ho would become masters of the execution of the popular front strategy. Mao tsetung wrote on guerrilla warfare in 1937 while fighting the japanese imperial. Buy the red book of guerrilla warfare by zedong, mao, conners, shawn isbn. The red book of guerrilla warfare kindle edition by. December 26, 1893 september 9, 1976, also known as chairman mao, was a chinese communist revolutionary who became the founding father of the peoples republic of china prc, which he ruled as the chairman of the communist party of china from its establishment in 1949 until his death in 1976. As a revolutionary leader, mao zedong laid the economic, technological and cultural foundations of modern china, transforming the country from an agrarian society into a major world power. Mao zedongs on guerrilla warfare and joseph kabilas lost. The red book of guerrilla warfare by mao zedong, paperback. Mao sets the context for a guerrilla army within that of a larger fighting. Launched by mao zedong, the chairman of the communist party of china. Phase i is devoted to the organization of an underground resistance movement to spread propaganda and elicit support for the. Lewis griffith of the university of denvers josef korbel school of international studies, for their feedback on this paper and suggestions for improvement.
Mao wrote this small book in 1937 while leading the chinese red army guerrillas. This work was written by mao tsetung during the japanese occupation of china. The guerrilla must move amongst the people as a fish swims. Fmfrp 1218 mao tsetung on guerrilla warfare marines. Pm how mao zedong killed 45 million people in four years. Putting asides politics, mao zedong was one of the most tactful military leaders of the 20th century. In this book mao discusses the differences between guerrilla and orthodox military forces, as well as how such forces can work together for a common goal. Some historians claim that mao zedong was one of the great tyrants of the twentieth century, and a dictator comparable to adolf hitler and joseph stalin, with a death toll surpassing both. Many think mao zedong was more powerful than either hitler or stalin with estimates that mao with his 40 million murders outnumbered hitler with his 12 million and stalin with his 9 million deaths. How mao zedong killed 45 million people in four years. Read a biography about the life of mao zedong the chinese communist leader. His death at 10 minutes past midnight was announced by the central committee of the chinese communist party, the state council, the standing committee of the national peoples congress and the partys military affairs commission. Copy and paste one of these options to share this book elsewhere. The full text of this book can be found online in its entirety.
An insurgency, or what mao zedong referred to as a war of revolutionary nature, guerrilla warfare can be conceived of as part of a continuum. On guerrilla warfare by mao zedong 1,408 ratings, 3. Mao saw the peoples war, as he called it, progressing. Maos methods weber sentinel news serving the great. What should be noted is that for mao zedong gueril. Read on guerrilla warfare by mao tsetung available from rakuten kobo. Mao tsetung on guerrilla warfare the last bastille. On guerrilla warfare work by mao zedong britannica. In his book, mao describes guerrilla warfare as one of many methods used by an oppressed people to combat aggression.
The three stages of maos revolutionary warfare parallel. On guerrilla warfare ebook by mao tsetung rakuten kobo. Guerrilla warfare guerrilla warfare strategy and tactics. Although chinas leaders have rejected much that mao espoused, including endless class warfare and agricultural communes, they still claim to be maos rightful heirs, guided by the ideas of the guerrilla fighter who founded the peoples republic in 1949 after a bloody civil war. On guerrilla warfare by mao tsetung overdrive rakuten. Mao wrote on guerrilla warfare in 1937 while in retreat after ten years of battling the nationalist army of chiang kaishek. Mao zedong begins leading his communists followers on a 6000 mile trek from. Origins of modern guerrilla warfare of protracted revolutionary war, maos on guerrilla warfare 1937, which was later called the most radical, violent and extensive theory of war ever put into effect. Internet archive bookreader mao tsetung on guerrilla warfare. The red book of guerrilla warfare zedong, mao, conners, shawn on. Mao, a 44year old guerrilla leader in the communist red army in china.
This special edition contains the two most important essays by mao on guerrilla warfare tactics in a new, completely uncensored format. He was the mastermind who basically predicted how the war in china will proceed against japan. Born a peasant, mao tsetung became one of the most powerful men in the world. Mao zedong s on guerrilla warfare and joseph kabilas lost opportunity articles the author would like to thank dr. Mao tsetung on guerrilla warfare, published as united states marine corps fmfrp 1218. Aubrey dixon, otto heilbrunn, 1954 online research library. If the liberation army do not follow me, i will get the red army. On guerrilla warfare was one of the books left by chinese leader maotse tung, but unlike his more famous red book, this one is dedicated entirely to military strategy. Some say maos numbers should be as high as 60 million deaths, but these numbers are hard to prove because much of the death was a result of. The first documented, systematic study of guerrilla warfare, mao tsetungs 1937 text remains the definitive guide to orchestrating revolution in developing countries.
If we did ten things, nine were bad and got disclosed by the newspapers, we will be over. They go to great lengths to make sure that their men are politically educated and thoroughly aware of the issues at stake. Party and formerly political commissar of the fourth red. The time gained is necessary either to develop sufficient military strength to defeat the enemy forces in orthodox battle as did mao in china.
The red book of guerrilla warfare kindle edition by zedong, mao, tsetung, mao, conners, shawn, song, chen. Griffith, who translated the book in the 40s, more than on guerrilla warfare itself. List of books and articles about guerrilla warfare. To ask other readers questions about on guerrilla warfare, please sign up. The west has assumed that maoism, like soviet communism, has been left in the dust.
Mao s sayings, printed in a little red book, were distributed during the cultural revolution. The cultural revolution, formally the great proletarian cultural revolution, was a sociopolitical movement in the peoples republic of china from 1966 until 1976. Brief timeline 1930 mao writes a single spark can start a prairie fire. Really though, this is a straightforward and surprisingly practical book about waging guerrilla warfare against a traditional army. How did mao zedong implement the guerrilla warfare tactic.
On guerrilla warfare ch 2 marxists internet archive. The broad strategy underlying successful guerrilla warfare is that of protracted harassment accomplished by extremely subtle, flexible tactics designed to wear down the enemy. Based on maos own experiences in fighting chiang kaisheks nationalists and his interpretations of the classic strategies of suntzu, on guerrilla warfare outlines the tactics that have proven. And in 2012, the ccp under xi jinping began for the first time since maos death in 1976 to. Guerrilla groups are a type of violent nonstate actor. Link to this page view link to the book embed a mini book reader 1 page 2 pages open to this page. Chinese mourning mao zedongs death in 1976 chinasmack. Mao tsetung on guerrilla warfare posted on october 26, 2012 by kyle rearden when various methods of lawful process eventually fail, the only realistically available remedies left are those involving physical force. The relation of guerrilla hostilitiesto regular operations the general features of orthodox hostilities, that is, the war of position and the war of movement, differ fundamentally from guerrilla warfare. Mao tsetung on guerrilla warfare think like a horse. The classic text on communist guerrilla warfare includes an excellent introduction by brigadier general samuel griffith. Then i will go, to the countryside, lead the peasant and revolt. In 1937, mao set his ideas out in a small book entitled on guerrilla warfare. Twelve years later, the nationalist chinese were rousted from the mainland, and mao consolidated his control of a new nation, having put his theories of revolutionary guerrilla warfare to the test.
Chinese strategic thinking under mao tsetung the m ao tsetungs thought we have all heard about is essentially all military thoughtthat is, it applies essentially military thinking to all sorts of problems, from industrialisation of a large backward country to the conduct of international affairs. Based on maos own experiences in fighting chiang kaisheks nationalists and his interpretations of the classic strategies of suntzu, on guerrilla warfare outlines the tactics that have proven effective around the world, from vietnamese jungles to middle eastern deserts. The chief architect of the chinese revolution, chairman mao zedong, has died at the age of 82. Mao tsetung on guerrilla warfare by translated and with an introduction by brigadier general samuel b. Under the leadership of mao, the communists employed guerrilla tactics to resist. Mao tsetung and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Mao and the communists continued to employ guerrilla warfare in the struggle against the japanese beginning in 1937. For example, the wellknown booklet of maos political statements, the little red book, was officially entitled quotations from chairman mao tsetung in. The two most important essays on the topic of guerrilla warfare. Maos guerrilla tactics are different from the traditiona. One of many quotations in the little red book maos quotations that the red.