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Simple Sabotage Field Manual

By United States. Office of Strategic Services

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

Transforming everyday citizens into a secret army, this manual unveils easy methods to disrupt enemy operations from within, one small act of sabotage at a time.

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2008-08-04
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Summary

"Simple Sabotage Field Manual" by United States. Office of Strategic Services is a wartime guide designed to empower everyday citizens to undermine enemy operations through simple disruptive acts. Written during World War II, it highlights easy-to-execute sabotage techniques that require no special skills or tools, focused on hindering transportation, communication, and industrial production. By suggesting minor actions like misplacing items, delaying messages, or subtly damaging equipment, the manual promotes the idea that widespread, independent resistance by regular people can significantly weaken the enemy's ability to wage war, showcasing an unusual approach to warfare by turning ordinary individuals into agents of disruption.

About the Author

The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) was an intelligence agency of the United States during World War II. The OSS was formed as an agency of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) to coordinate espionage activities behind enemy lines for all branches of the United States Armed Forces. Other OSS functions included the use of propaganda, subversion, and post-war planning.

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