: Psychological and physical steps to ready a population for resistance.
: Civilians who provide clandestine support such as logistics, safe houses, and early warnings. Historical and Strategic Context Unconventional Warfare Pocket Guide - Public Intelligence
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
: Training and equipping the "guerrilla force," "underground," and "auxiliary".
: Deploying teams (like Special Forces) into the denied area. : Psychological and physical steps to ready a
: Establishing ties with resistance groups or governments-in-exile.
: The armed, militarized component that conducts overt combat. Unconventional.Warfare.rar
Doctrinally, a UW campaign is structured into seven distinct stages: