Fidel Castro. Guevara played significant role in the guerrilla army which seized power in 1959 and also in Castro’s regime where he held various positions of influence. Guevara’s impact on the success of the Cuban revolution was a result of his tactical genius‚ experience in guerrilla warfare‚ leadership and training of the guerrilla force and his socialist ideologies. Guevara’s ideologies and tactical genius in the art of the guerrilla warfare played a vital role in the revolutions seizure of power
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ATIENO DS/3004/010 INTRODUCTION: Definition The word Guerrilla means ’little war” in Spanish. It was first used within the English language as early as 1809 to mean a fighter. Up to date it still denotes the specific style of warfare. According to a Canadian Oxford Dictionary‚ Guerrilla is a diffuse type of war‚ fought in relatively small formations‚ against a stronger enemy using military tactics such as ambushes‚ sabotage‚ raids‚ petty warfare‚ the element of surprise‚ and extraordinary mobility
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resistance. However‚ due to a lack of military size and force‚ the Contras were forced to fight a more guerrilla type war‚ in which the goal was to undermine and destabilize the Sandinista government. To accomplish this type of warfare the CIA provided manuals in how to carry out guerrilla warfare. These manuals‚ known as the Freedom Fighter Manual and Psychological Operations in Guerilla Warfare‚ were written to give ideas and tactics that may be employed by the Contras in order to carry out a successful
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most effective anti-communist campaigns‚ modern guerilla warfare campaigns but‚ most importantly the first contemporary use of the ’hearts and minds ’ strategy. The origins of this war can be seen with British colonial actions prior to World War Two and the Japanese occupation. The tactics and type of warfare would set the ’tone ’ for jungle warfare with Communists have there own organised plan followed up by a and phycological warfare in the asian region for the next half century and is also
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significant role not only in the success of the Cuban revolution in gaining power in 1959‚ but also in the social revolution which eventually converted Cuba into a communist country. His strategic mastermind in the guerrilla warfare‚ brilliant leadership‚ experience of the guerrilla warfare‚ and socialist principles were important in the success of the Cuban
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http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/war_vietnam.htm he war in South Vietnam became a “war with no front” where guerrilla fighters could not be distinguished from the local populace who might‚ in fact‚ have been guerrilla fighters. The US found itself at war with an enemy that could disappear within minutes of an attack‚ one that might appear at any moment on a patrol or not at all. All this was very debilitating for any US soldier out on patrol and was used to explain why massacres of innocents
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Dddddd Ddddddd World history 9 February 2014 World War 1: Trench Warfare World war 1 was the extremely bloody war that swallows up the Europe from 1914-1919. “In late June 1914‚ Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo‚ Bosnia that was one of the reason‚ which rose the tension between Austria and Serbia” (modern world history 410). But the three main reasons‚ which lead to World War 1‚ were: rise of nationalism‚ imperialism and militarism. According
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revolution through guerrilla warfare. This enthusiasm completely consumed the last few years of Guevara’s life and were the driving force in his view of the world. Guevara was born in Rosario‚ Argentina‚ on June 14‚ 1928. During his school years‚ he was an excellent scholar and athlete. Moreover‚ early in life he began absorbing socialist thought from his readings‚ especially from the works of psychoanalyst Sigmund
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as the truth whatever is taught to him. Therefore‚ a prince should be taught what is dharma and artha‚ not what is unrighteous and materially harmful.” In conclusion we may say that Kautilya understood the link between character -building and nation-building. 3. WAR AND MILITARY STRATEGY Of War‚ Kautilya states‚ “When advantages derivable from peace and war are of equal character‚ one should prefer peace; for disadvantages‚ such as the loss of power and wealth‚ and sojourning‚ and sin‚ are
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a young Portuguese soldier who assists him and becomes his guide and translator with his ability to speak the language of the Portuguese rebels. While in the town of Santarem‚ Dodd managed to lay siege to a French‚ horse-driven convoy using guerrilla warfare-like tactics. Dodd also sabotaged the French city‚ Santarem‚ where the French were
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