Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cwjcc!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!att!cbnews!military From: military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: civilian resistance Message-ID: <7299@cbnews.ATT.COM> Date: 9 Jun 89 03:28:37 GMT Sender: military@cbnews.ATT.COM Lines: 66 Approved: military@att.att.com From: military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker) [mod.note: I received the following anonymous posting. It addresses well a previous request for information organizing a guerrilla force. I have edited out a few more "controversial" passages. - Bill ] >From _Total Resistance_, by Major H. von Dach, Swiss Army (the Swiss guide to guerrilla and partisan (Resistance) warfare): "Personal danger in the "fight of ideologies" is no longer measured in terms of whether you belong to the resistance movement or not. If, by virtue of profession or descent, you belong to a walk of life looked upon unfavorably by the enemy, he will liquidate you sooner or later either by deportation or by execution. To remain a "non-participant" in the resistance movement is no longer useful since the system of arresting hostages or mass deportation will indiscriminately be applied to everyone, fighter or non-fighter." (p. 85) Most resistance books seem to be written by crackpots or idiots. This one is different, and as you'd expect from something published (in Switzerland) by the Swiss Non-Commissioned Officers Association, it is very realistic, and very, very good. The English translation of _Total Resistance_ can be ordered from its American publisher, Paladin Press, 1-800-642-8300, ext 24, $17.95, VISA or MC. Here's Bruce Clayton's review, from _Survival Books 1981_ (an unfortunately out of print collection of book reviews by the sanest and most intellegent survivalist I know of.): **** [four stars, his highest rating] Apparently the Swiss Army expects to be overrun by the Soviets at some time in the next decade or so [or at least they're prepared for it; _Total Resistance was published in 1958, and the review is dated 1981], and they have met the challenge by planning a nation-wide resistance movement in advance. _Total Resistance_ is a very impressive manual describing exactly how to organize a resistance movement and carry on an underground war against occupation forces. Partial contents: purpose of guerilla warfare, tactics of guerilla warfare, how an enemy with modern equipment will operate against your guerilla detachment, operations of the resistance movement, and much more. Most military manuals are bone-headed at best; most "resistance" manuals are wild-eyed with weird politics; but this book is through, incisive, intelligent, well-written, and virtually ignores politics. It stands out far ahead of the competition. If you worry about what happens if we lose World War III, you'll want to read this one. And as the book's closing words say: "The military expert who undervalues or even disregards guerrilla warfare makes a mistake since he does not take into consideration the strength of heart. "The last, and admittedly, most cruel battle will be fought by civilians. It will be conducted under fear the fear of deportation, of execution, and concentration camps. "We must and will win this battle since each Swiss male and female in particular believe in the innermost part of their hearts---even if they are too shy and sober in everyday life to admit or even speak about it---in the old, and yet very up-to-date saying: "Death rather than slavery!"