Minimanual of the Urban Guerrilla:
Carlos Marighella was revolutionary who adapted Che Guevara’s themes to his concept of Urban Guerrilla warfare as he improved on the weaknesses of Che’s movement. His Minimanual of the Urban Guerrilla outlined the strategy and tactics for waging a successful urban terrorist campaign. Almost purely methodological and free of ideological trappings, his work rapidly circulated across the globe, providing perhaps the most widely used blueprint ever for terrorists of all stripes and colors. Marighella’s strategy was simple.

By violently attacking the security forces of the state and the economic interests of the elite, the state would be forced to take harsh and repressive measures. In order to carry out this successfully, guerillas had to be trained with special skills in art of fighting, map reading, flying, electronics, self-defense, explosives, to mention but a few, because ones stills gave the advantage over the enemies.

Carlos Marighella’s Minimanual of the Urban Guerrilla provides an excellent blueprint for terrorism but a terrible one for revolution because the idea that an urban terrorist campaign can create the conditions for revolution has so far been false. Recent experience in the United States after the attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center shows how quickly people are willing to give up rights in exchange for security.

Reference:
Armstrong, Nico: Walking a Line Between Terrorism and Revolution. International Studies Review.