guerrilla
guerrilla (Spanish, ‘little war’) A person taking part in irregular fighting by small groups acting independently. The word was coined during the
PENINSULAR WAR (1807–14) to describe the Spanish partisans fighting the armies of Napoleon. From Spain the use of the word spread to South America and thence to the USA.
Guerrilla warfare avoids full-scale military confrontation while keeping the enemy under pressure with many small-scale skirmishes. The technique is suited to harsh terrain, particularly jungle and mountainous areas, and has been used effectively by materially weak forces against militarily strong opponents, where there are few opportunities for conventional military forces to use superior firepower. During
WORLD WAR II guerrillas formed the basis of the
RESISTANCE MOVEMENTS that harassed the Japanese and German occupying forces. In post-war years they have become associated with such revolutionary movements as those in South America under Che
GUEVARA. See also
TERRORISM.
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Gilbert island fire plan stalls: Chandler, Mesa officials question roles in providing backup for temporary service.
Newspaper article from: Tribune (Mesa, AZ); 6/19/2007; 700+ words
; ...than 4,000 county island residents in Gilbert have been without fire...serving the area. Gilbert has refused to respond to the islands, and a recently passed...inside their county islands. Rural/Metro, while...been responding to island emergencies, but no...has any facilities in ...
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Fundraising aids family after fire razes home: Rural/Metro gives $1,400 to Gilbert island residents.
Newspaper article from: Tribune (Mesa, AZ); 6/13/2007; 700+ words
; ...to get the members from a Gilbert county island family back on their feet...asked how he felt about the Gilbert Fire Department showing up...responding to fires on county islands. Rural/Metro, which stopped...Sept. 30, showed up after Gilbert firefighters and fought the...
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Fire service ends for Gilbert islands: 4,500 county residents lose emergency aid.
Newspaper article from: Tribune (Mesa, AZ); 10/1/2006; 700+ words
; ...serving county islands in Gilbert on Saturday, ending a mutual aid agreement with the Gilbert Fire Department. Town officials...within the unannexed county islands, which make up more than 10 percent of Gilbert's 72-square -mile planning...About 4,500 former county island residents ...
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Gilbert seeks island road crash support: Town wants county emergency aid on arterial streets.
Newspaper article from: Tribune (Mesa, AZ); 2/12/2007; 700+ words
; ...Beth Lucas Feb. 12--Gilbert is talking with Maricopa County...emergency services to county island arterial streets. The idea...crash on major roadways in Gilbert county pockets gets emergency...fire coverage in the county islands. The county islands inside Gilbert's planning area ...
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Trial set on Gilbert's island fire service suit.
Newspaper article from: Tribune (Mesa, AZ); 4/12/2006; 634 words
; ...Tuesday in a lawsuit Gilbert officials filed against...fire service to county islands. But county attorneys...signatures from county island residents to form a...February that allows Gilbert county islands to create a fire district...providers bid for the work. Gilbert's attorney, ...
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Mollusk Habitats and Fisheries in Kiribati: An Assessment from the Gilbert Islands [1].
Magazine article from: Pacific Science; 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...bivalves and gastropods from the Gilbert Islands Group, Kiribati, Micronesia...mollusk fisheries in Kiribati, Gilbert Islands, looking at factors distinguishing...Data on molluscan resources of the Gilbert Islands date back to the l950s...
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Gilbert Islands showcases lighted boats in annual event: Community invites public to traditional sail-by holiday parade.
Newspaper article from: Tribune (Mesa, AZ); 12/9/2006; 636 words
; ...Santa's sleigh will glide through the Gilbert Islands tonight -- across the lake in the community...Dec. 16. Tonight's event starts at Islands Community Park on the south side of Warner Road between Islands East and Islands West. Boats gather...
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Town officials worry over lawsuit costs: Bills stem from fire service issue in Gilbert islands.
Newspaper article from: Tribune (Mesa, AZ); 6/9/2006; 667 words
; ...Byline: Beth Lucas Jun. 9--Gilbert officials say costs to fight...provide fire service to county islands is already at $263,010...County officials and county island residents who want to create...or more a case. But county island residents said the town didn...bullying approach," former ...
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Gilbert, county island rift embers still glow: Grudges continue as appeal on fire service law looms.
Newspaper article from: Tribune (Mesa, AZ); 8/13/2006; 700+ words
; ...annexation. Town and county island residents have been divided...would no longer serve the islands. Rural/Metro leaves Sept...those residents could receive Gilbert Fire Department services. While more than a third of the island lots have completed annexation...islander Rep. Andy Biggs, ...
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GILBERT RIPS ISLAND AS THOUSANDS FLEE.(Main)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 9/14/1988; 700+ words
; ...Associated Press Hurricane Gilbert slammed into the resort island...of the storm was near the island, 12 miles off the Yucatan coast, at 9 a.m. EDT. Gilbert was reported at latitude 20...west northwest at 15 mph. Gilbert pounded the Dominican Republic...and the low-lying Cayman ...
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Gilbert Islands
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
GILBERT ISLANDS GILBERT ISLANDS. In November 1943 U...capture of the Japanese-occupied Gilbert Islands, a collection of islands and atolls about two thousand...Division landed on Butaritari Island in Makin Atoll on the morning...
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Gilbert and Ellice Islands
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Gilbert and Ellice Islands Two groups of coral islands in the w Pacific Ocean, 4000km (2500mi) ne of Australia...colony. Separated from the Ellice Islands in 1975, the Gilbert Islands are now part of Kiribati . The Ellice Islands are...
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Gilbert and Ellis islands
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History
Gilbert and Ellis islands See kiribati .
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Gilbert, Christopher
Book article from: Contemporary Black Biography
...for the book jacket: "Chris Gilbert's poems are dense with intellectual...many of his contemporaries Gilbert's poetry was influenced by...In poems like "Pitch," Gilbert integrated the personal with...are breaking ice towards an island // and the waiting baby seals...
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Gilbert's Patent
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...July. The colony failed, and Gilbert was lost at sea on his return voyage. On 25 March 1584 Gilbert's patent was renewed in the...whose discovery of Roanoke Island later that year was the beginning...English colonization in America. Gilbert's experience in subjugating...
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