Cia: Manual for PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS IN GUERRILLA WARFARE

The media could not be loaded.  This little book is packed full of information which borders on effective freedom fighting and unethical practices.Despite knowing what information I was likely to see, I was still bewildered by the steps outlined in this book on how to form and incite violence within civilian communities while implicitly involving them to armed combatants.I believe this information is incredibly important to be reviewed and talked about. Not only to know how to conduct psychological operations but also how to defend against them.10/10 Fantastic read, I could not get through a single page without highlighting and annotating all of the things I found important.

Sheng Tung, Chi Hsi, page 5 – important! distract attention and concentrate actionThis is a book of psy-ops- Guerilla tactics- Civilian support (10)This book’s framework is the contra-Sandinistas in NicaraguaThree person cells (48)Important:- Use face-to-face persuasion. Be helpful. Identify the foe- Closely identify with the PEOPLE who are out of power. Work alongside. Teach: reading, weapons, fishing, farming, trickster tales- These weapons? Oh. These weapons support the people’s fight to be free of tyrannical governmentMuch of this book seems like wishful thinking. Ultimately, how successful were we in Nicaragua?

Anyone interested in guerilla warfare tactics, which are more and more important, should have this book. You could train a very effective force using very simple strategies. Eventually you'll need to be charismatic, otherwise one of your lieutenants, will kill you and take over your work.

This book is a neat little read especially for the aspiring student of guerrilla war and radical global action. This book needs to be viewed for what it is, which is essentially a brief instruction manual for setting up propaganda and psychological operations in underdeveloped countries by their pro capitalist guerrillas. It has spelling errors, it has some weird grammar, but that is part of its authenticity. It feels like a lot of the information repeats and is very rudimentary. Its possible much of it is redacted or cut for the sake of national security, but all the same I can't help but wish it covered more, went deeper and had more useful information. Add this book to your " Societal Collapse" reading list.

Pretty dry read, it's basically an instruction manual. I didn't finish it because it wasn't "entertaining," however, based on the parts that I did read, it's really cool. I say this because you can see this still being used today in "rebel" (and I use that term VERY loosely) forces around the world if you follow that sort of thing. If you're into this particular topic, it is a GREAT book, but if you're looking for a thrilling read you may be disappointed. Take it for what it literally is and it's fascinating, by if you're looking for a spy-thriller then you haven't found it here.

Very informative and interesting! Great price. Opened my eyes & mind to other countries and their people.

Real working methods for setting up the WW2 resistance fighters, vietnam advisors work, basic counter government work.Mindset and community relations ideas that work.

I ordered this book after noticing tactics being used by the alt right. Their tactics seemed familiar to some of my military training. After reading this theirs no doubt they adapted these very methods to organize in Charlottesville. Very good read n highly recommend. Psychological warfare is real n we have experienced it real time with Russia in our elections.

Pro: kind of coolCon: mostly common sense

I have difficulty believing this document was produced by the CIA, even for field use. It's clear that it was originally written in Spanish, and this version is a translated copy. But it was so poorly edited, some of it is difficult to follow.Aside from that, there is some very interesting information in this little book. Though it may not be what you're expecting.

This is a useful book in general. If you are interested for CIA asymmetric way of warfare and Psychological Operations (PSYOPS) this can be really useful tool.

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