let’s say, hypothetically, I found myself in a position to begin to actually implement the mass line, perhaps through connections with orgs that have pre-existing relationships with a deeply oppressed community that’s interested in implementing community defense. I’m aware I can read Mao and get an outline of the strategy, feel out the circumstance, and implement whatever is possible, but relationships are fragile and it’s deeply important that any plan I proposed be rock solid. moreover, I need to teach a bunch of people the nitty-gritty of what we need to do - so a feel for the theory isn’t quite sufficient.
so let’s crowdsource an archive. let’s pull together the resources that are out there from MLs, Maoists, leftcoms, anarchists, whoever has tried to implement these tactics. I’m not worried at this moment whether the goal of the works is to build a demcent party or not - I’m interested in the practical details of planning and implementing a program based on these tactics.
what do you got, hexbears? are y’all here to LARP or to create the conditions necessary for the revolution?
"US Army Engineer Field Data" TM 3-34.85 a link to an old pre 2000 version -- http://www.bits.de/NRANEU/others/amd-us-archive/fm-5-34C3%2803%29.pdf Lots of boring information that is presented in an entirely uninteresting way, but if you're just skimming for the bits on creating "obstacles" and "ambushes" that gets to the main points for local defense. Also sections on "first aid" and how/where to set up communications equipment.
Military Operations on Urbain Terrain -- https://publications.armywarcollege.edu/pubs/1595.pdf This link is to a PDF that is just a bunch of case studies from the US Army's War College.
Another PDF on MOUT operations that's actually a field manual instead of case studies like the one above, US Army FM 3.06 Urban Operations --https://fas.org/irp/doddir/army/fm3-06.pdf
If you're anywhere near a large US military installation, you can probably find Libraries with these books in them or find them in Pawn shops or Resale shops along with surplus hardware at "sometimes" reasonable prices.
this is perfect, thank you