It was indeed. No home should be without that book. I didn't know he'd written a second.
Thanks for that.
Now I realize that Georgia is not Switzerland and that the terrain may not favor these tactics, but I'm certain that the prospect of 500,000 pissed off Georgians with rifles and the skill to use them would give the Russians pause.
Besides, making riflemen and riflewomen in a free society is never a bad thing.
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The techniques are a bit dependent on Swiss-like terrain and attitudes, though Von Dach's pragmatic approach covers principles and generalities as well. Still, those who live in the Desert might do better with a copy of Lawrence's Seven Pillars, while those who are really in wooded wetlands may find Spencer Chapman's The Jungle Is Neutral more useful for their AO and way of doing things.
No home should be without that book. I didn't know he'd written a second.
Quite a few others, in fact, since the Swiss determination between soldier and civilian is largely dependent on whether or not the units have had sufficient notice to mobilize. But check out eighteen of his, and other authors titles available *here*... including *Total Resistance* applications of improvised Sten Guns, Grenades and boobytraps. Scroll down a bit to get past the introductory text.