There is 110 comprehensive bibliography on guerrilla literature. The wars in the Vendée and Andreas Hofer's insurrection in Tyrol have been studied in great detail; whereas the literature on the Spanish guerrillas, on the Russian partisans (1812), and Cardinal RufFo's expedition in 1799 is relatively sparse.
Of the early theoreticians οt partisan warfare Grandmaison, de Jeney, Emmerich, Ewald and von Valentini whose works were published between 1750 and 1800 are the most important; with the exception of von Valentini they are largely anecdotal in character. Denis Davydov's account of the Russian partisans is the most vivid.
The books of Decker (1821) and Le Mière de Corvey (1823) encompass the experience gained in the Napoleonic wars; far more systematic than their predecessors they were copied or paraphrased in countless subsequent works.
Clausewitz and Jomini refer to people's wars and the former taught a course on the technique of "small war." His notes on the subject, published in 1966, have not yet appeared in English.
The writings of the Polish and Italian authors on the technique of military insurrection are of paramount importance because of their preoccupation with the politics and the strategy of wars of national liberation. Some of them thought that partisan units would be transformed sooner or later into a regular army, others were in favor of "pure guerrillaism." E. Liberti, Techniche della guerra partigiana nel Risorgimento (Florence, 1972) is an excellent, very detailed survey of the Italian nineteenth-century literature; his volume also reproduces Gentilini's Stracorridori (1848) and Carlo Bianco's Manuale Pratico (1833) though not his more important Trattatto (1830). There is no such introduction into the equally interesting Polish literature of the period. Marian Zychowski's biography of Mierosiawski (in Polish; Warsaw, 1963) contains probably the best bibliographical guide available. Bem's and Stolzman's works were republished in Warsaw after 1945, most other works of this period have become exceedingly rare. Mazzini's and Pisacane's writings are readily available today, but not those of other Italian writers of the 1840s and 1850s such as Cesare Balbo, Guglielmo Pepe, La Masa et al.
The German and Austrian nineteenth-century literature (Schels, Boguslawski, Rüstow, Hron) deals mainly with partisan operations in the enemy's rear in collaboration with the regular army; the same refers to Russian authors such as Gershelman and Klembowski. There are very many British and French accounts of colonial campaigns in the nineteenth century but only very few studies of a general character. The most important are those by Callwell (1899) and Maguire (1904). Devaureix (1881) and Charenton (1900) on the other hand deal only with the European experience. Τ. E. Lawrence and Lettow-Vorbeck described their activities during the First World War in considerable detail. The various Latin American guerrilla wars during the nineteenth century and early twentieth have been covered in absorbing detail but there were few attempts to generalize on the basis of this rich experience.
Socialist authors with a very few exceptions were not interested in partisan warfare. Marx and Engels referred to it on rare occasions, Lenin did so even more infrequently. Blanqui's Instructions were published only after the First World War. Johannes Most provided the first do-it-yourself manual for terrorists but even he was not interested in the wider aspects of urban terror. Thus it was left to Mao to rediscover the theory and practice of guerrilla warfare, and in his wake, to Giap, Guevara, Debray and the others. Recent, i.e., post-World War II, literature is readily available; the theoretical works are by necessity didactic and repetitive, the personal accounts are sometimes fascinating. The only two works dealing with guerrilla war in historical perspective are Professor Werner Hahlweg's Guerrilla (1968), a short survey with an excellent bibliography, and F. Tudman's much more voluminous Rat protiv rat (War against War) (in Serbo-Croat, Zagreb, 1957), heavily preoccupied with theBalkan roots and manifestations of guerrilla war.
There have been several popular histories of guerrilla warfare from Percy Cross Standing's Guerrilla Leaders of the World (London, 1912) to Robert B. Asprey's War in the Shadows (New York, 1975). The anthologies such as those by Osanka (1962) and Pomeroy (1968) cover almost exclusively contemporary guerrilla warfare.
The following selective list includes works of historical or topical importance. Books on specific guerrilla wars, terrorism and counterinsurgency have, as a rule, not been included. Readers may find the references in the footnotes of the present volume of some help in their search for further literature.
Κ. Adaridi. Freischaren und Freikorps. Auf Grund von Kriegserfahrungen. Berlin, 1925·
F. R. Allemann. Macht und Ohnmacht der Guerilla, Munich, 1974.
Τ. Argiolas. La guerriglia. Storia e dottrina. Florence, 1967.
J. A. Armstrong, K. de Witt, eds. Soviet Partisans in World War II. Madison, 1964.
General de Brack. Advanced Posts of Light Cavalry. London, 1850.
V. Bambirra, ed. Diez Años de Insurrección. 2 vols. Santiago, 1971.
A. Bayo. 150 Questions to a Guerrilla. Boulder, 1963.
Η. Bejar. Peru 1965, Notes on a Guerrilla Experience. New York, 1970.
J. Bowyer Bell, Myth of the Guerrilla. New York, 1971.
Carlo Bianco di St. Jorioz. Della guerra nazionale d'insurrezione per bande applicata all'Italia. Italy, 1830.
H. Blanco. El camtnode nuestra revolución. Lima, 1964.
A. von Boguslawski. Der kleine Krieg und seine Bedeutung für die Gegenwart. Berlin, 1881.
G. Bonnet. Les guerres insurrectionelles et revolutionnaires de l'antiquité à nos jours. Paris, 1958.
H. von Brandt. Der kleine Krieg in seinen verschiedenen Beziehungen. Berlin, 1850.
G. Budini. Alcune idee sull'Italia. London, 1843.
D, von Bülow. Militärische und vermischte Schriften. Leipzig, 1853.
C. E. Callwell. Small Wars, Their Principles and Practice. London, 1899.
A. Cabral. Revolution in Guinea. London, 1969.
—. Unité et Lutte, 2 vols. Paris, 1975.
G. Cardinal von Widdern. Der kleine Krieg und der Etappendienst. Aus dem deutsch-französischen Krieg 1870-71. Leipzig, 1892-1897.
F. Castro. Selected Works: Volume I, Revolutionary Struggle. Cambridge, Mass., 1971·
L. Μ. Chassin. La conquête de la Chine par Mao Tse-fung (1945-1949). Paris, 1952.
Chizzolini. Della guerra nazionale. Milan, 1863.
General W. Chrzanowski. Ο wojnie partyzanckiej. Paris, 1835.
C. von Clausewitz. Schriften—Aufsätze — Studien — Briefe, ed. W. Hahlweg. vol. I. Munich, 1966,
J. Connolly. Revolutionary Warfare. Dublin, 1968.
De la Croix. Tratté de la petite guerre. Paris, 1752.
Η. von Dach. Der totale Widerstand. Bern, 1966.
D. Davydov. Voennie zapiski. Moscow, 1940.
R. Debray. Revolution in the Revolution. London, 1968.
—. Strategy for Revolution. London, 1973.
—. La critique des armes. 2 vols. Paris, 1974.
C. von Decker. Der kleine Krieg im Geiste der neueren Kriegsführung. Berlin, 1821.
G. Desroziers. Combats et partisans. Paris, 1883.
A. Devaureix. De la guerre de partisans. Paris, 1881.
H. Eckstein, ed. Internal War. New York, 1964.
A. Ehrhardt. Kleinkrieg. Potsdam, 1935.
A. Emmerich. The Partisan in War. London, 1789.
—. Der Parteigänger im Kriege oder der Nutzen eines Corps leichter Truppen für eine Armee. Dresden, 1791.
F. Engels. Ausgewählte militärische Schriften. 2 vols. Berlin, 1958, 1964
J. von Ewald. Abhandlungen über den kleinen Krieg. Kassel, 1785.
G. Fairbarn. Revolutionary Guerrilla Warfare. London, 1974.
F. Fanon. Les damnés de la terre. Paris, 1961.
D. Galula. Counterinsurgency, Warfare, Theory and Practice. London, 1964.
Vo Nguyen Giap. People's War, People' Army. Hanoi, 1962.
—. The Military Art of People's War. New York, 1970.
E. Gentilini. Guerra degli stracorridori a guerra guerriata. Capolago, 1848.
F. Gershelman. Partisanskaia Voina. St. Petersburg, 1885.
A. Gingins-La Sarraz. Les partisans et la défence de la Suisse. Lausanne, 1861.
B. Goldenberg. Kommunismus in Latein Amerika. Stuttgart, 1970.
R. Gott. Guerrilla Movements in Latin America. London, 1970.
Grandmaison. De la petite guerre ou traité du service des troupes legères en campaigne. Paris, 1756.
Τ. N. Greene, ed. The Guerrilla and How to Fight Him. Marine Corps Gazette, 1962.
G. Grivas. General Grivas on Guerrilla Warfare. New York, 1965.
C. Grosse. Kurzgefasste Geschichte der Parteigängerkriege in Spanien 1833-1836. Leipzig, 1837.
Ε. (Ché) Guevara. Guerrilla Warfare. London, 1969.
W. Hahlweg. Krieg ohne Fronten. Stuttgart, 1968.
B. Liddell Hart. Τ. E. Lawrence in Arabia and After. London, 1934.
C. Helmuth. Der kleine Krieg. Magdeburg, 1855.
D. C. Hodges, ed. A. Guillen: Philosophy of the Urban Guerrilla. New York, 1973.
Ho Chi-Minh. Selected Works: Volumes I and II. Hanoi, 1961.
K. Hron. Der Parteigänger-Krieg. Vienna, 1885.
Μ. Jähns. Geschichte der Kriegswissenschaften. Munich, 1891.
A. Jelowieki. Ο powstaniu i wojnie partyzanskiej. Paris, 1835.
M. de Jeney. Le partisan, ou l'art de faire la petite guerre avec succes, selon le génie de nos jours. The Hague, 1759.
Chalmers Johnson. Autospy on People's War. Berkeley, 1973.
R. F. Johnson. Night Attacks. London, 1886.
H. de Jomini. Précis de l'art de la guerre. Paris, 1838.
Η. M. Kamienski. Wojna Ludowa. Paris, 1866.
R. E, Kiessler. Guerilla und Revolution. Bonn, 1975.
V. N. Klembovski. Partisanskie Deistviia. St. Petersburg, 1894.
P. Klent. Partizanska Taktika. Belgrade, 1965.
J. Kohl, J. Litt. Urban Guerrilla Warfare in Latin America. Cambridge, Mass., 1974.
Kollektiv RAF. Über den bewaffneten Kampf in Westeuropa. Berlin, 1971.
Η. Kühnrich. Der Partisanenkrieg in Europa 1939-1945. Berlin, 1965.
J. Klinisch. Der Klein Krieg. Frankfurt, 1973.
Τ. E. Lawrence. Revolt in the Desert. London, 1927.
—. The Seven Pillars of Wisdon. London, 1935.
E. Liberti, ed. Techniche della guerra partigiana nel Risorgimento. Florence, 1972.
Lin Piao. Long Live the Victory of People's War. Peking, 1965.
E. Lussu. Teoria dell' insurrezione. Milan, 1969.
G. B. Malleson. Ambushes and Surprises. London, 1885.
Mao Tse-tung. On Guerrilla Warfare. London, 1961.
—. Selected Works: Volume I. Peking, 1965.
—. Basic Tactics. London, 1967.
C. Marighela. For the Liberation of Brazil. London, X971.
A. R. Martin. Mountain and Savage Warfare. Allahabad, 1898.
Marx-Engels. Werke. [East] Berlin, 1960.
G. la Masa. Della Guerra insurrezionale in Itala. Turin, 1856.
G. Maschke. Kritik des Guerilleros. Frankfurt, 1973.
E. Mayans, ed. Tupamaros: antologia documental. Cuernavaca, 1971.
J. J. McCuen. The Art of Counter-Revolutionary War. London, 1966.
A. Mercader, J. de Vega. Tupamaros: estrategia y acción. Montevideo, 1969.
Le Mière de Corvey. Des partisans et des corps irréguliers. Paris, 1823.
L. v. Mieroslawski. Kritische Darstellungen des Feldzuges vom Jahre 1831 und hieraus abgeleitete Regeln für Nationalkriege. 2 vols. Berlin, 1847.
F. O. Miksche. Secret Forces: The Technique of Underground Movements. London, n.d.
T. Miller Maguire. Guerrilla or Partisan Warfare. London, 1904.
R. Moss. Urban Guerrillas. London, 1972.
J. Most. Revolutionäre Kriegswissenschaft. New York, 1884.
H. J. Müller Borchert. Guerrilla im Industriestaat. Hamburg, 1973.
Α. H. Nasution. Fundamentals of Guerrilla Warfare. London, 1963.
Α. Neuberg. Armed Insurrection. London, 1970.
W. Nieszokoc. Ο Systemie wojny partyzanskiej wzniesionym wsrod emigracji. Paris, 1835.
A. Orlov. Handbook of Intelligence and Guerrilla Warfare. Ann Arbor, 1963.
F. M. Osanka, ed. Modern Guerrilla Warfare. Glencoe, 1962.
J. Paget. Counter-Insurgency Campaigning. London, 1967.
P. Paret. "French Revolutionary Warfare from Indochina to Algeria." Princeton Studies in World Politics, No. 6,1964.
P. Paret, J. W. Shy. "Guerrillas in the 1960s ."Princeton Studies in World Politics, No. 1, 1962.
G. Pepe. Memoria su i mezzi che menano all Italiana indipendenza. Paris, 1833.
G. Pisacane. Saggi storici-politici-militari sull' Italia. New ed., Milan, 1957.
W. J. Pomeroy, ed. Guerrilla Warfare and Marxism. New York, 1968.
Ray de Saint Genies. L'officier partisan. 6 vols. Paris, 1769.
De la Roche-Aymon. Essay sur la petite guerre. Paris, 1770.
F. W. Rüstow. Die Lehre vom Kleinen Krieg. Zürich, 1864.
Felipe de San Juan. Instrucción de Guerrilla. La Paz, 1846.
J. B. Schels. Der Kleine Krieg. Vienna, 1848.
—. Leichte Truppen, kleiner Krieg. 2 vols. Vienna, 1813-1814.
C. Schmitt. Theorie des Partisanen. Berlin, 1963.
Κ. B. Stolzman. Partyzanka czyli wojna dla ludow powstajacych najwlasciwsza. Paris, 1844.
R. Taber. The War of the Flea. New York, 1965.
Μ. Talas. Harb al isabat. Damascus, 1966.
Ε. V. Tarle, ed. Partisanskaia Voina. Moscow, 1943.
L. Taruc. Born of the People. New York, 1953.
Μ. Tevis. La petite guerre. Paris, 1855.
C. W. Thayer. Guerrillas. London, 1964.
R. Thompson. Defeating Communist Insurgency. London, 1966.
J. Broz Tito. Selected Military Works. Belgrade, 1966.
R. Trinquier. La guerre moderne. Paris, 1961.
F. Tudman. Rat Protiv Rat. Zagreb, 1957.
T. Mitev Urkovachev. Partisanskata Voina. Sofia, 1966.
Freiherr W. von Valentini. Abhandlung über den kleinen Krieg. Berlin, 1799.
Ritter de Ville. Von Parteyen. Breslau, 1755.
Colonel Vuich. Malaia Vonia. St. Petersburg, 1850.
W. St. Ritter von Wilczynski. Theorie des grossen Krieges mit Hilfe des kleinen oder Partisanen-Krieges bei theilweiser Verwendung der Landwehr. Vienna, 1869.
Μ. le Baron de Wüst. L'art militaire du partisan. The Hague, 1768.
G, S. Zafferoni. L'insurrezione armata. Milan, 1868.