Hans von Dach

Swiss army Major Hans von Dach is the author of the army manual Der totale Widerstand: Eine Kriegsanleitung für Jedermann ("Total Resistance: A War Manual for Everyone"), which first appeared 1957. There are various editions from 64 and up to 287 pages.

The book contains advice on how to defend the homeland in case of an enemy invasion through guerilla warfare. Detailed informations on how to organize minor "armies" and resistance groups is given.

Other works are entitled Gefechtstechnik ("Combat technique", various editions from 1958 to 1957), Kampfbeispiele ("Examples of Combat", 1977) and Kampfverfahren der Verteidigung ("Combat procedures of the Defense", 1959).