War of the Flea

The Classic Study of Guerrilla Warfare

By: Robert Taber

Narrated by: Scott R. Pollak

“The guerrilla fights the war of the flea, and his military enemy suffers the dog’s disadvantages: too much to defend; too small, ubiquitous, and agile an enemy to come to grips with.” With these words, Robert Taber began a revolution in conventional military thought that has dramatically impacted the way armed conflicts have been fought since the book’s initial publication in 1965.

Whether ideological, nationalistic, or religious, all guerrilla insurgencies use similar tactics to advance their cause. War of the Flea’s timeless analysis of the guerrilla fighter’s means and methods provides a fundamental resource for any listener seeking to understand this distinct form of warfare and the challenge it continues to present to today’s armed forces in the Philippines, Colombia, and elsewhere.

This audiobook is skillfully narrated by Scott Pollak. Produced and published by Echo Point Books & Media, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont.

©2002 Robert Taber (P)2024 Echo Point Books & Media

Great book, with lots of historical examples. These thought processes can be applied to many other facets of life.

Super interesting

Funny how traces of the guerilla war co tine to show up more in America every day in the form of lgbtq+and black lives movements that seek to replace the current systems w new ones more to their liking

What’s old in new again…

King Solomon, there is nothing new under the sun…
Some things just never go out of style! People will always be people. As much a book on psychology as it is on warfare.