Guerrilla Warfare in Southern Africa: A Geographical Analysis.

Abstract

In addition to intensifying worldwide interest and involvement in the region, recent victories gained by selected guerrilla movements in Southern Africa have revealed the need to refine accepted theories on guerrilla warfare. Each of these movements has displayed a distinctive pattern in its territorial evolution. Using the McColl Model as an analytical construct, this study focuses upon the guerrilla wars of the 1960s and 1970s in Mozambique and Angola to determine both the applicability of the McColl Model and the exact nature of this pattern of territorial evolution. The assessment of this pattern may become a valuable reference for future military actions and national policies in the region.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA143089

Entities

People

  • Matthew L. Smith

Organizations

  • United States Military Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Africa
  • Computer Programs
  • Forests
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Guerrilla Warfare
  • Health Services
  • Insurgency
  • Military Organizations
  • National Governments
  • New York
  • Second World War
  • Terrorists
  • Training
  • Transportation Infrastructure
  • Urban Areas
  • Warfare

Readers

  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Theoretical Analysis.