Guerrilla warfare
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| - | '''''General Nguyen Ngoc Loan executing a Viet Cong prisoner in Saigon''''' is a photograph take by American photographer [[Eddie Adams]] when he was covering the [[Vietnam War]] for the [[Associated Press]] in 1968; the picture [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Nguyen.jpg ]of police chief General Nguyen Ngoc Loan executing a Vietcong prisoner, Nguyen Van Lem, on a [[Saigon]] street, on [[February 1]], [[1968]]. | + | '''Guerrilla warfare''' is a form of [[irregular warfare]] and refers to conflicts in which a small group of [[combatant]]s including, but not limited to, armed civilians (or "irregulars") use [[military tactics]], such as [[ambush]]es, [[sabotage]], [[Raid (military)|raid]]s, the element of surprise, and extraordinary [[Mobility (military)|mobility]] to harass a larger and less-mobile traditional [[army]], or strike a vulnerable target, and withdraw almost immediately. |
| - | '''Nguyễn Văn Lém''' was a member of the [[Viet Cong]] who was [[summary execution|summarily executed]] in [[Saigon]] during the [[Tet Offensive]]. The execution was captured on film by [[photojournalism|photojournalist]] [[Eddie Adams (photographer)|Eddie Adams]], and the momentous image became a symbol of the hostility of war. The execution was explained at the time as being the consequence of Lém's suspected [[guerrilla warfare|guerrilla]] activity and [[war crime]]s, and otherwise due to a general "wartime mentality." | + | ==See also== |
| + | * [[Asymmetric warfare]] | ||
| + | * [[Fabian strategy]] | ||
| + | * [[Irregular military]] | ||
| + | * [[List of guerrilla movements]] | ||
| + | * [[List of guerrillas]] | ||
| + | * [[List of revolutions and rebellions]] | ||
| + | * [[Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol|Long range reconnaissance patrol]] | ||
| + | * [[Partisan (military)|Partisan]] | ||
| + | * [[Petty warfare]] | ||
| + | * [[Reagan Doctrine]] | ||
| + | * [[Special forces]] | ||
| + | * [[Unconventional warfare]] | ||
| - | The photograph was used on the cover of [[London_Oz#OZ_10._.28March_1968.29_The_Pornography_of_Violence_issue|London Oz, issue 10, March 1968]]. | ||
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Guerrilla warfare is a form of irregular warfare and refers to conflicts in which a small group of combatants including, but not limited to, armed civilians (or "irregulars") use military tactics, such as ambushes, sabotage, raids, the element of surprise, and extraordinary mobility to harass a larger and less-mobile traditional army, or strike a vulnerable target, and withdraw almost immediately.
See also
- Asymmetric warfare
- Fabian strategy
- Irregular military
- List of guerrilla movements
- List of guerrillas
- List of revolutions and rebellions
- Long range reconnaissance patrol
- Partisan
- Petty warfare
- Reagan Doctrine
- Special forces
- Unconventional warfare
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