UW Reading Recommendations

Reading Recommendations in Unconventional Warfare

These are my personal favorites and not necessarily the books that others might recommend. I would like hear your suggestions for reading but will only comment on books I have read myself on these pages. I have also attempted of late to review new books as I read them but it has been difficult to backfill the ones I have read before. With time, I hope to catch up. The comments on this page will be a brief synopsis, for more information as I review them, see the book reviews page.

Introduction to UW	Guerrilla Warfare Classics	4th Generation Warfare (4GW)
War in the Shadows: The Guerrilla in History, Robert Asprey's brilliant and thorough treatment of guerrilla warfare history from ancient times through the present. Originally written for a better understanding of the Vietnam conflict in the later 1970's, later editions contain even more chapters of guerrilla history since Vietnam. This two-volume coverage may be a bit too much if you are only interested in an introduction but you could easily pick and choose a few chapters that catch your interest. Chasing Ghosts: Unconventional Warfare in American History, In this work, John Tierney makes note of Asprey's great work and suggests this as perhaps a primer for the reader interested soley in American historical context. The coverage is good but not to Asprey's standards. Still, it is quite good a a great new addition to the field.	On Guerrilla Warfare or On Protacted War by Mao Tse-Tung Guerrilla Warfare by Che Guevara Seven Pillars by T. E. Lawrence Total Resistance by H. Von Dach	Defense and National Interest, provides introductory and detailed information concerning 4GW. If you are new to the topic, its a great place to start. Stratiotes' 4GW List, my recommendations list of 4th Generation Warfare reading Bill Lind's "Canon" Part I and Part II, for a great reading list to describe the 4 generations of warfare. US Marine Corps Professional Reading Program, especially good are the books listed in the pamphlet for troops deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan.