Guerilla Terrorism
MASENO UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF DEVELOPMENT AND STRATEGIC STUDIES
DEPARTMENT: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND DIPLOMACY
COURSE: TERRORISM IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
COURSE CODE: DIR 316
INSTRUCTOR: MR. OWISO MIKE
YEAR OF STUDY: 3RD YEAR, 2ND SEMESTER.
TASK: GROUP WORK
DATE OF SUBMISSION: 23/3/2013
QUESTION: DISCUSS GUERILLA TERRORISM. GROUP MEBERS REG NO SIGNITURE 1. TARI ELIZABETH QABALE DS/0002/010
2. EMMACULATE ADHIAMBO ATIENO DS/3004/010
INTRODUCTION:
Definition
The word Guerrilla means 'little war” in Spanish. It was first used within the English language as early as 1809 to mean a fighter. Up to date it still denotes the specific style of warfare. According to a Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Guerrilla is a diffuse type of war, fought in relatively small formations, against a stronger enemy using military tactics such as ambushes, sabotage, raids, petty warfare, the element of surprise, and extraordinary mobility to dominate a larger and less-mobile traditional army or strike a vulnerable target, and withdraw almost immediately. Mao Zedong, in his 1937 treatise “On Guerilla Warfare”, also defined guerrilla attacks as ones in which small bands struck their enemy by surprise, inflicted a maximum amount of damage in the shortest possible time and retreated in a fast and well-planned fashion so as to repeat such strikes.
Guerrilla warfare is used by the side which is supported by a majority but which possesses a much smaller number of arms for use in defense against oppression. A guerilla fighter is someone who is ready to give his life, not to defend an ideal, but rather to convert it into reality. This forms the basis and the essence of guerrilla fighting.
Historical Background of Guerilla Warfare
The history of guerrilla warfare as an effective tactic for defeating larger enemies dates back most prominently to the Roman Empire, as pillaging and banditry by barbarians ate away at frontier
SCHOOL OF DEVELOPMENT AND STRATEGIC STUDIES
DEPARTMENT: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND DIPLOMACY
COURSE: TERRORISM IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
COURSE CODE: DIR 316
INSTRUCTOR: MR. OWISO MIKE
YEAR OF STUDY: 3RD YEAR, 2ND SEMESTER.
TASK: GROUP WORK
DATE OF SUBMISSION: 23/3/2013
QUESTION: DISCUSS GUERILLA TERRORISM. GROUP MEBERS REG NO SIGNITURE 1. TARI ELIZABETH QABALE DS/0002/010
2. EMMACULATE ADHIAMBO ATIENO DS/3004/010
INTRODUCTION:
Definition
The word Guerrilla means 'little war” in Spanish. It was first used within the English language as early as 1809 to mean a fighter. Up to date it still denotes the specific style of warfare. According to a Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Guerrilla is a diffuse type of war, fought in relatively small formations, against a stronger enemy using military tactics such as ambushes, sabotage, raids, petty warfare, the element of surprise, and extraordinary mobility to dominate a larger and less-mobile traditional army or strike a vulnerable target, and withdraw almost immediately. Mao Zedong, in his 1937 treatise “On Guerilla Warfare”, also defined guerrilla attacks as ones in which small bands struck their enemy by surprise, inflicted a maximum amount of damage in the shortest possible time and retreated in a fast and well-planned fashion so as to repeat such strikes.
Guerrilla warfare is used by the side which is supported by a majority but which possesses a much smaller number of arms for use in defense against oppression. A guerilla fighter is someone who is ready to give his life, not to defend an ideal, but rather to convert it into reality. This forms the basis and the essence of guerrilla fighting.
Historical Background of Guerilla Warfare
The history of guerrilla warfare as an effective tactic for defeating larger enemies dates back most prominently to the Roman Empire, as pillaging and banditry by barbarians ate away at frontier
Bibliography: 1. ROBERT A. LISTON(1977), TERRORISM, 1stEd, P 92 Thomas Nelson Publishers NASHVILLE 2. WALTER LAQUEUR (1977), GUERILA WARFARE; A Historical and Critical Study, P 392 Wiedfeld and Nicolson Publishers, LONDON. 3. WEBSITE ARTICLES a) Distinguishing Terrorism from Guerilla by Allen Finn on March 10 2004-www.marxists.org b) ARIEL MERARI (1993) Terrorism and Political Violence, Vol.5, pp.213-251 Published by Frank Cass, LONDON. c) General Principles of Guerrilla Warfare -http://www.che-lives.com/home/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=4 .