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INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1. FUNDAMENTALS----------------------------------1-3 3  \n2. RESISTANCE AND GUERRILLA WARFARE-------------------------------------------------4-8 5  \nPART TWO. ORGANIZATION FOR THE SPECIAL  \nFORCES EFFORT  \nCHAPTER 3. JOINT UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE TASK FORCE (JUWTF) - ------------9-12 14  \n4. AIRBORNE SPECIAL FORCES GROUP  \nSection I. General----------------------------------------------13-18 18  \nII. The Special Forces operational base -------19-21 26  \nIII. Control of operations-----------------------------22-27 29  \nIV. Control of administrative and training Activities-----------------------------------------28-32 39  \nCHAPTER 5. THEATER SUPPORT Section I. Logistics---------------------------------------------33-43 46  \nII. Intelligence-----------------------------------------44-46 54  \nIII. Communications----------------------------------47-52 58  \nIV. Initial contact--------------------------------------53-54 63  \nPART THREE. OPERATIONS CHAPTER 6. INFILTRATION----------------------------------55-60 64  \n7. ORGANIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT  \nOF THE AREA COMMAND.  \nSection I. Organizational concepts------------------------61-66 69  \nII. Resistance elements-----------------------------67-72 79  \nIII. Security----------------------------------------------73-80 86  \nIV. Intelligence in guerrilla warfare operational area------------------------------------------------81-83 93  \nV. Communications in guerrilla warfare operational areas--------------------------------------84-87 93  \nVI. Logistics in guerrilla warfare operational areas-----------------------------------------------88-94 95  \n* This manual supersedes FM 31-21, 8 May 1958.  \nWWW.SURVIVALEBOOKS.COM  \nParagraphs Page  \nCHAPTER 8. COMBAT EMPLOYMENT Section I. Introduction--------------------------------------95-100 103  \nII. Offensive combat operations---------------101-116 107  \nIII. Interdiction--------------------------------------117-126 130  \nIV. Defensive operations-------------------------127-131 137  \nV. Employment of unconventional warfare forces to assist conventional forces' combat operations-------------------------------132-139 145  \nVI. Employment of UW forces after link-up 140-147 164  \nCHAPTER 9. PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS IN SUPPORT OF UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE-----------------------------------148-152 169  \n10. DEMOBILIZATION--------------------------153-166 177  \nAPPENDIX I. REFERENCES------------------------------------------- 183  \nII. CATALOGUE SUPPLY SYSTEM------------------ 188  \nIII. AREA STUDY GUIDE- -------------------------------- 234  \nIV. AREA ASSESSMENT---------------------------------- 244  \nV. GLOSSARY OF TERMS - ----------------------------- 249  \nINDEX--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 252  \nWWW.SURVIVALEBOOKS.COM  \nPART ONE  \nINTRODUCTION  \nCHAPTER 1  \nFUNDAMENTALS  \n1. Purpose and Scope  \na. 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