Simple Sabotage Field Manual by United States. Office of Strategic Services
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"Simple Sabotage Field Manual" by United States. Office of Strategic Services is a historical publication written during the early 1940s, amid World War II. This manual acts as a guide for ordinary civilians to conduct simple acts of sabotage against enemy operations without the need for specialized training or equipment. Its main topic revolves around promoting small, accessible forms of resistance that could collectively disrupt the enemy's war effort. The manual outlines
various strategies and techniques for citizens to engage in sabotage that could be executed discreetly and with minimal risk. It provides specific suggestions for targeting transportation, communication, and industrial facilities to create delays and inefficiencies in enemy operations. The manual emphasizes the power of many individuals acting independently to contribute to a larger campaign of disruption, encouraging simple acts such as misplacing tools, delaying communication, or damaging equipment with household items. Overall, the "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" serves as a unique historical artifact that illustrates grassroots resistance efforts and the belief in the collective power of ordinary people during wartime. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | United States. Office of Strategic Services |
|---|---|
| Title | Simple Sabotage Field Manual |
| Credits | Produced by: David Reed |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 60.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | UH: Military science: Other services |
| Subject | Sabotage |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 26184 |
| Release Date | Aug 4, 2008 |
| Last Update | Feb 5, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 12535 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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