Daring to Struggle, Failing to Win: The Red Army Faction's 1977 Campaign of Desperation - Couverture souple

Moncourt, Andre; Smith, J.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1604860286 ISBN 13 : 9781604860283

Editeur : PM Press, 2008

Synopsis

In 1970 a small group of West German revolutionaries decided to go underground, set up safe houses, and learn the skills of the urban guerilla. They were the Red Army Faction.

Seven years later, almost all of the original combatants were in prison or dead, yet, through their example, they had inspired a militant and illegal support movement, comrades willing to take up arms in defense of the prisoners.

1977 was to be a year of reckoning. Through daring attacks and devastating errors, the West German guerilla brought their society to the brink, mounting one of the most desperate and incredible campaigns of asymmetrical warfare ever waged in postwar Europe. That they failed is no excuse to not learn their story, to see who they were and what they fought for--and, most tragically, to bear witness to the lengths the state would go to silence them. This pamphlet is our very modest introduction to this story.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

J. Smith is the pseudonym of an activist who has been involved in the radical left for over twenty years.

André Moncourt is the pseudonym of a writer with his political roots in the movements of the seventies and eighties.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: PM Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1604860286
• ISBN 13: 9781604860283
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 44
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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