Guerrilla War—Means, Not End

ust A few months ago the big flap at the Pentagon was whether “guerrilla” should be spelled with one “r” or two. Once this question was decided in favor of the traditionalists, the whole matter of guerrilla warfare (hereafter GW) was turned over to the research factories. ORO, SORO, HumRRO and RAND went at the problem with a vigor that previously has been matched only by Mao Tse-tung, Che Guevara, Ho Chi Minh and a few other malcontents.

Now we are beginning to reap the fruits of these and other efforts, so that the voracious reader can learn what a wide variety of writers think GW is—and what should be done about it. This is of more than parochial interest for at least two reasons: 1) the Communists know what GW is and what should be done about it, and 2) Walt Rostow, Maxwell Taylor and associates have ideas what GW is and are trying to determine what should be done about it.

ust A few months ago the big flap at the Pentagon was whether “guerrilla” should be spelled with one “r” or two. Once this question was decided in favor of the traditionalists, the whole matter of guerrilla warfare (hereafter GW) was turned over to the research factories. ORO, SORO, HumRRO and RAND went at the problem with a vigor that previously has been matched only by Mao Tse-tung, Che Guevara, Ho Chi Minh and a few other malcontents.

Now we are beginning to reap the fruits of these and other efforts, so that the voracious reader can learn what a wide variety of writers think GW is—and what should be done about it. This is of more than parochial interest for at least two reasons: 1) the Communists know what GW is and what should be done about it, and 2) Walt Rostow, Maxwell Taylor and associates have ideas what GW is and are trying to determine what should be done about it.