: Psychological and physical steps to ready a population for resistance.
: The armed, militarized component that conducts overt combat. Unconventional.Warfare.rar
: Establishing ties with resistance groups or governments-in-exile. : Psychological and physical steps to ready a
Unlike conventional warfare, which involves direct confrontation between states using standard weapons, UW operates "through or with" local forces. It relies heavily on , subversion, and guerrilla warfare. The Seven Phases of UW Unconventional.Warfare.rar
A successful UW effort typically involves three main organizational elements:
Doctrinally, a UW campaign is structured into seven distinct stages:
: Expanding the movement while conducting limited operations to maintain momentum.