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Some of this is still relevant today, some of it is not relevant.
Keep in mind he wrote this in 1969 when pistol caliber submachine guns were a fine weapon for urban warfare and virtually no regime security forces wore even soft body armor.
In an era where all regime security forces wear at least soft body armor, a submachine gun is essentially useless, especially when compared to a PDW or SBR length AR-15 type rifle or any weapon chambered for a centerfire rifle cartridge.
By the way, in the 1960s my insurgency weapon of choice for urban insurgency would have been an M1a1 Carbine that is the paratrooper M1 Carbine with a folding stock, or an M2 carbine with a folding stock. I would have been content with an Uzi or an MP5 but I would have preferred the M1 Carbine. The 30 carbine round is superior to any SMG pistol caliber round of the 1960s.
For rural based guerilla warfare my insurgency weapon of choice in the 1960s would have been the Remington 700, followed by the Winchester Model 70, followed by the M21, followed by the M1 Garand D, note those are all scoped precision rifle systems.
The author talks about using shotguns and SMGs to "snipe" which suggests he really doesn't understand or know what sniping is or what it entails.
The book is decent in terms of basic timeless principles for armed urban resistance but it would need to be seriously updated for the modern era with modern technology.
Keep in mind he wrote this in 1969 when pistol caliber submachine guns were a fine weapon for urban warfare and virtually no regime security forces wore even soft body armor.
In an era where all regime security forces wear at least soft body armor, a submachine gun is essentially useless, especially when compared to a PDW or SBR length AR-15 type rifle or any weapon chambered for a centerfire rifle cartridge.
By the way, in the 1960s my insurgency weapon of choice for urban insurgency would have been an M1a1 Carbine that is the paratrooper M1 Carbine with a folding stock, or an M2 carbine with a folding stock. I would have been content with an Uzi or an MP5 but I would have preferred the M1 Carbine. The 30 carbine round is superior to any SMG pistol caliber round of the 1960s.
For rural based guerilla warfare my insurgency weapon of choice in the 1960s would have been the Remington 700, followed by the Winchester Model 70, followed by the M21, followed by the M1 Garand D, note those are all scoped precision rifle systems.
The author talks about using shotguns and SMGs to "snipe" which suggests he really doesn't understand or know what sniping is or what it entails.
The book is decent in terms of basic timeless principles for armed urban resistance but it would need to be seriously updated for the modern era with modern technology.