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Introduction To view 1971 merely as a secessionist movement is to misunderstand the structural crisis of Pakistan. The birth of Bangladesh was less a traditional insurgency than the violent collapse of an internal colonial experiment. While the fighting eventually took the form of guerrilla warfareGuerrilla Warfare Full Description:Guerrilla Warfare transforms the environment and the population into weapons. Unlike conventional war, which seeks to hold territory, the guerrilla strategy seeks to exhaust the enemy psychologically and economically. The fighter relies on the support of the local population for food, shelter, and intelligence, effectively “swimming” among the people like a fish in water.…