Urban Guerrillas in the Americas.
Abstract
The shift from the rural insurgencies of the 1950's and 1960's to acts of terrorism and urban guerrilla warfare in the 1970's has created a dilemma for Western Governments. The authors believe that the nations of the Western Hemisphere are likely to find this new insurgency a growing threat unless the current economic and socio-political problems are satisfactorily resolved. In their view, the tactics and equipment developed to combat the rural guerrilla are not readily adaptable to the urban environment; however, the destructive capabilites of the urban terrorists' arsenal have grown enormously. The authors assert that a new strategy for deterring and combating urban guerrillas must be developed, and they set forth principles that will aid in the formulation of such a strategy. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 30, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA034584
Entities
People
- Kenneth E. Roberts
- Murl D. Munger
Organizations
- United States Army War College