Simple Sabotage Field Manual, United States Office of Strategic Services
Simple Sabotage Field Manual, United States Office of Strategic Services
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Simple Sabotage Field Manual

Author: United States Office of Strategic Services

Narrator: John Klickman

Unabridged: 1 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/11/2024


Synopsis

The *Simple Sabotage Field Manual*, created in 1944 by the U.S. Office of Strategic Services (OSS), is a unique World War II-era document that provides guidance on simple methods of sabotage. Originally intended for citizens in enemy-occupied territories, it describes easy-to-execute tactics for disrupting enemy operations without special tools or skills. The manual covers areas such as industrial sabotage, transportation interference, and general workplace disruption, encouraging small acts like misplacing tools, giving incorrect directions, or insisting on unnecessary bureaucracy to lower productivity and morale. Emphasizing the power of collective minor disruptions, this field manual offers a fascinating look at unconventional resistance strategies and reflects the ingenuity of wartime intelligence efforts. Now in the public domain, it serves as a historical document on guerrilla tactics and psychological warfare.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rick on July 20, 2020

Possibly the greatest text on organizational psychology out there. Essentially the government figured out in the 40s that one of the more effective ways to cripple an organization was through small acts of sabotage. Things like, acting like an asshole in meetings. Disrupt people who are lost in thou......more

Goodreads review by Adam on January 31, 2025

An essential guide to the modern workplace. Available free online at Project Gutenberg.......more

Goodreads review by Katherine on October 05, 2014

What should you do to fight foreign invaders who have taken over your country if actual fighting is not an option? This is the question explored by this actual World War II manual: the idea is that an average, ordinary citizen can significantly handicap the enemy through simple acts of sabotage, wit......more

Goodreads review by Nick on July 13, 2016

Good, albeit somewhat outdated text on simple sabotage to be executed by ordinary individuals under occupation. Written for the context of ww2 but many of its techniques are still applicable and its broader theory can be applied to new technologies and settings. The basic idea here is that even tiny......more

Goodreads review by Luca on February 05, 2025

Working for a boss you don’t like? A unethical business? A fascist regime? Here’s a how to guide to clog the wheels of the oppressors system. Start your sabotage today with this CIA manual made for resisting Nazis. Free from Gutenberg library: [URL not allowed]......more