About the book: 2003 / Guerrilla war. What is the essence of this phenomenon as a military method, which has a wide range - from sabotage to terrorism? Is the process called partisanship itself manageable? What laws does it obey? How was the rich historical and domestic experience of guerrilla warfare used in the interests of protecting the country from external and internal threats in national liberation wars? What are the reasons for the ineffectiveness of the “right” war against the “wrong” enemy? How was the fight against partisans conducted in different historical periods in the Caucasus, Spain, Africa, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Chechnya? This is discussed in the monograph, based on historical examples. Based on the introduction into scientific circulation of previously unused archival documents and materials, positive and negative experiences of partisan and counter-partisan actions are presented. The author of the book, retired Colonel Vyacheslav Ivanovich Boyarsky, Doctor of Historical Sciences, full member of the Academy of Military Sciences and the International Academy of Informatization, has been studying problems of guerrilla warfare. The book is addressed to politicians, military personnel, as well as everyone interested in the history of the Fatherland.