M. H. Schiattareggia, the penname of a CIA operations officer with military, counterguerrilla, and intelligence experience,delves into the history of past insurgencies as a means of educating intelligence officers of the day who could expect in the years ahead to find themselves serving in war zones around the world.
It hints at operational concepts that would become a major part of the CIA’s efforts to eradicate guerrilla/terrorist infrastructure, win “hearts and minds,” and establish rural security. Of special note, Schiattareggia surveyed the classics of guerrilla warfare literature produced by its most famous theorists to that time, those who would become household names to Americans. Knowing how one’s adversaries think and operate, the author maintains, is the first step towards defeating them.
It hints at operational concepts that would become a major part of the CIA’s efforts to eradicate guerrilla/terrorist infrastructure, win “hearts and minds,” and establish rural security. Of special note, Schiattareggia surveyed the classics of guerrilla warfare literature produced by its most famous theorists to that time, those who would become household names to Americans. Knowing how one’s adversaries think and operate, the author maintains, is the first step towards defeating them.
