/lit/ - Literature

Sun Tzu

>>13730694
Thank you, but I already have it.
Maybe I should mention that the pic is a collection of (most of) my books. And Sun Tzu is the 6th one in there.

>>13730553
Mao. C'mon /lit/ this can be an interesting thread.

>>13730553
Read about Spain in the Napoleonic Wars.

>>13731054
I already have Mao, but thanks.
>5 to the right and 1 down
Unless he wrote other notable material I'm not aware of. Which now that I'm saying it, seems likely.

>>13731088
Cool. Will do. Anything specific?

>>13730553
For Whom the Bell Tolls is all I can think of, or Che's memoirs maybe

>>13731088
And the boer commandos and scottish regiments (particularly the lovat scouts) of the boer war. There’s also probably a lot of texts on african warfare about guerilla tactics.

>>13731098
>>13731098
Sorry I didn't realise that was your reading list, you should honestly go through and type it out or at least make it into a few decently readable charts. I mainly just wanted to bump the thread anyways for you. Honestly, if it's for the MA read whatever secondary sources on Mao and others that you can get.

>>13731103
Got For Whom the Bell Tolls and Che On Guerrilla Warfare, but I'll check out his memoirs. Thanks.

>>13731109
Cool, thanks.

>>13731112
lol, no problem.
Cool, will do.

Historyfag, who focused on the Vietnam war here.
Take the Giap pill.

>>13731159
lol. I mean, I already know that he was extremely knowledgeable and was at the head of the NVA for quite some time, but did he write anything about the war or about guerrilla warfare tactics?

Sea Power

>>13731185
Yes, check out How We Won the War. There's also an interesting memoir during the war, but I can't remember its name.

>>13731196
By James Stavridis?

>>13731206
Cool, thanks.
>you know a book about weapons or war is good when it's going for hundreds of dollars on amazon

>>13731206
Also, could the other book be called "Military Art of People's War"?

Bed time bump

>>13731735
Goodnight friend, you should leave a way to reach you in case the thread dies. I'd love to keep this going for a while longer.

>>13732290
I'm gunna fuck up this link but...
>>42414669
Maybe
>>>/k/42414669

Sometimes the "writefag general" threads can be slow but sometimes they zoom by.

>>13730553
>that list

>>13733529
>that pic

The last time i've seen /k/ talk about the Chechen war "Fangs of the Lone Wolf" was recommended a lot. Haven't read it my self.

>>13735417
Thanks.

Bumping

>>13737756
Thanks, lol.

>>13730553
Books on tactics in urban warfare?

>>13739296
Are you ask me if I want recommendations for books on tactics in urban warfare or are you asking me for recommendations for books on tactics in urban warfare?

>>13739883
Asking for reccomendations

>>13739919
So far Fry The Brain has had the biggest impact on me.
I've taken some classes that focused on high speed low drag stuff like bounding and peeling and small unit tactics, but Fry The Brain really reminded me how important marksmanship is and how devastating a "sniper" can be, especially in an urban environment.
Combine that with The Precision Rifle B.I.B.L.E. by Nicholas Irving and that is probably the path to being the most efficient warfighter a single person can be.
And that combined with the fact that most countries in the west have SOME legal way of getting a hold of a bolt action rifle, which arguably a superior tool (however the book does discuss that other firearms, even pistols can most certainly be used), and that hunting is not only a normal pastime but an extremely good way to familiarize yourself with certain aspects of "sniping", you don't have to worry about a lot of legality if you want to practice or train.

Again, I'm glad I'm somewhat familiar with room clearing and small unit tactics, but the idea of a single individual being as effective as they possible could be is found in the role of the sniper, and Fry The Brain and The Precision Rifle B.I.B.L.E. are what I would recommend.

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>>13740149
>I've taken some classes that focused on high speed low drag stuff
Not sure if military, fed, or pre-boogaloo

>>13741073
Just a concerned citizen.

>>13730553
Fangs of the Lone Wolf is about Chechnyan guerrilla tactics
The Seven Madmen and The Flamethrowers are good but quite "arty" and introspective views on the psychology and disassociation relating to a revolutionary uprising.
Both worthwhile reads.

>>13741191
Interesting. Thanks

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>>13730553
How are your applications going OP?

>>13730553
Read Carl Schmitt

There are a lot of books about this written by Irish types.

https://www.amazon.com/Guerilla-Days-Ireland-Tom-Barry/dp/1781171718

>>13743860
Haven't applied anywhere yet, lol. I've been asking around cause I would need to find someone who is specialized enough in the field.
Plus I may choose to immediately pursue a job as a highschool teacher, which is what I want to do as a career.
And then as a teacher you are required to get additional schooling anyway, so I might pursue my masters, just in that order.

>>13744434
>>13744438
Thanks.

>>13745090
I see. Do you have a list of schools started yet?

>>13745745
You're welcome friend.

>>13747262
Not anything definitive yet. My advisor/professor is an expert in Chinese History and she jokingly offered to get in touch with her colleagues so that I could study in Bejing. Under Mao's successors I guess.
I politely declined, lol.

>>13748214
Who is she?

>>13748235
I don't think it would be right to put her info on 4chan, lol.
Do you have any recommendations or people I might want to try to get in contact with?

>>13748406
Thanks.

>>13730553

>>13748377
Not right now. I just was interested in her work.

https://www.marxists.org/archive/marighella-carlos/1969/06/minimanual-urban-guerrilla/

And of course, the more contemporary work "Management of Savagery" to understand the rationale behind Al Qaida and ISIS.

>>13730553
Read Samuel Finer’s stuff

>>13749329
>American people talking about Islam
It's a bid sad that you only include one side of the story as someone who wants to study guerilla warfare and not only wants to confirm a narrative.

>ctrl f
>unintended consequences
>0 results
hmmm

>>13750832
the lolbertarian shit?

>>13730553
Planet of the Apes

>>13751572
Look at you.

>>13750683
I just finished 48 Laws Of Power. I'll be sure to check this out as well.

>>13750794
I had the minimanual for a while and actually just realized it wasn't on there so I added it to the list last night.
And I will check out Management of Savagery.

>>13750795
Will do. Thanks.

>>13750805
I don't think that this is an intellectually honest observation. There are no two sides to Islam (except the small minority of reformers who I also follow).
There is always more than one side to the political aspects of conflicts, most certainly, but Muhammad was quite clear about his opinions on the legitimacy of violence as a means of spreading his teachings.
But feel free to expand.

>>13750832
That seems really familiar. I will see if I already have that somewhere. Thank you for reminding me about it.