What “War of Nerves” is About:
Book description:
Most armies prefer to avoid urban warfare. Urban campaigns tend to be time-consuming and manpower intensive. They are usually bloody events that burn through manpower, materials and resources at a very high tempo. Most guerrillas are also advised by their strategists to avoid using the urban environment as their battlespace. The cramped and claustrophobic conditions of some cities have created conditions where combatants have entered and emerged with some degree of psychological impairment. However, against the odds, some urban guerrillas have found ways to turn the adverse environment to their advantage. What is the key to their success? How have they managed to turn the “War of Nerves” against the armies sent in to wipe them out? What are the factors and conditions of this type of conflict? Is it really possible for small guerrilla bands to emerge victorious in this sort of conflict?
BACKGROUND:
Guerrilla Warfare IS in short, a type of warfare where the combatant is often resource poor. It essentially is all about how to do war sans cash. This is why guerrillas are often raggedly fighters in the jungle or a forested area.
Urban Guerrilla Warfare is resource-limited war fought in the confines of the city. This book examines the topic through case studies of urban guerrillas who fought and won, in spite of having to navigate through the city’s maze-like confusion.
When I first did this thesis, my goal was to find the key factors that would lead to guerrilla warfare victory in the city. Most professors thought I was nuts because guerrilla warfare is often fought in the jungle, the jungle and wide countryside areas was thought important for guerrilla success, because the city has the tendency to trap the guerrillas like rats. But, I proved them all wrong. “War of Nerves” examines two case studies of exceedingly successful urban guerrillas in modern battles and the tactics that gave them victory.
Sea of Stars Publishing 