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This list is divided into two parts: theory followed by practice.
Read it in the order presented.
Work in progress!
1. Theory
| Book | Why it was picked |
|---|---|
| On War (Book 1) Carl von Clausewitz | Clausewitz was perhaps the first dialectical general. He studied war not only as it happens on the battlefield, but as a totality, with its contradictions and laws of motion. It's no surprise Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin and Mao all read him; it starts with him. While you can read the entire series, we recommend Book 1 for this list as it is the most theory-dense. Then move on to the next items in the list and come back to On War later if you want to read more of it. |
| On guerrilla warfare and On protracted war, Mao | The two go hand in hand and make for much easier reading than Clausewitz. |
(Might add a section between theory and practice, studying the practice of past movements)
2. Practice
| Book | Why it was picked |
|---|---|
| Minimanual of the Urban Guerrilla | Carlos Marighella spent the better part of his life fighting against the military dictatorship in Brasil. It delves into how guerillas are organized in urban areas, where soldiers might live a double life. |
| Total Resistance, Hans von Dach | von Dach was a Swiss general worried about a Soviet invasion that never came. However, his book Total Resistance takes on his experience during WW2 and distills it in a field manual everyone can understand, complete with sketches and step-by-step instructions for the general populace that would mobilize in case of war. While some of it is outdated, a lot of it still remains highly relevant and surprisingly low-tech.
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