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FM 31-16 Counterguerilla Operations

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FM 31-16

Counterguerilla Operations

Army · FM · Feb 1963 · 132 pages

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CHAPTER 2 THE ENEMY RESISTANCE MOVEMENT Section I. ORGANIZATION OF THE RESISTANCE MOVEMENT 3. General a. A guerrilla force is the armed manifesta- tion of a resistance movement by a portion of the population of the area against the local government or occupying power. b. The fundamental cause of a resistance movement is the real, imagined, or incited dis- satisfaction of a portion of the population with prevailing political, social, or economic condi- tions. Normally, this dissatisfaction will crys- tallize early in the resistance movement into a firm ideological base. This ideological base may be essentially positive in nature with such goals as national independence, economic and social improvements, or the securing of individ- ual rights.

DesignationFM 31-16

EditionFeb 1963

StatusSuperseded

Pages132

FunctionSmall Unit Tactics

CollectionHistoric

Public domain (U.S. Government work)

Editions 3

References 20

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