Indirect Warfare: Nazi-Soviet Techniques of Indirect Aggression

Indirect warfare may be tentatively defined as the extension of political control by one state over another without recourse to general warfare. Such control is extended through the use of essentially psychological and sociological rather than military techniques, although the threat of force, and even its limited or localized use for "revolutionary" or "guerrilla warfare" purposes, may be an integral part of the process. This definition implies a particular approach to the problems of war and revolution, and an interpretation of their interrelationship in such major upheavals as World Wars I and II, as well as the outlines of a fairly discernible body of "doctrine" or principles underlying the various tactics used.