The Red army's do-it-yourself Nazi-Bashing guerrila warfare manual, the partisan's companion
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The Red army's do-it-yourself Nazi-Bashing guerrila warfare manual, the partisan's companion
Language
eng
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Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The Red army's do-it-yourself Nazi-Bashing guerrila warfare manual
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electronic resource
Nature of contents
dictionaries
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the partisan's companion
Summary
The WWII Soviet Guerilla training manual that became an essential text for freedom fighters across the globe-complete with illustrations. When Germany invaded the Soviet Union during World War II, the Red Army began recruiting local partisans to help mount a resistance. This edition of The Partisan's Companion is the last-and-best Red Army manual used to train these men to fight Nazi invaders. Besides field craft, it covers partisan tactics, German counter-guerrilla tactics, demolitions, German and Soviet weapons, scouting, camouflage, anti-tank warfare and anti-aircraft defense for squad and platoon-level instruction. It contains the Soviet lessons of two bitter years of war and provides a good look at the tactics and training of a mature partisan force. While this handbook was a vital part of Soviet victory over the Nazis, its usefulness outlived the Second World War. It was later used to train guerrilla groups in the developing world during their wars of national liberation in the 1950s-70s. Even the Fedayeen guerrillas who fought United States and coalition forces in Iraq relied on this manual for training, tactics, and general approach to combat
Target audience
adult
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