Yank Levy
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Bert "Yank" Levy (October 5, 1897 ā September 2, 1965)[2][3][4] was a Canadian soldier, socialist, and military instructor who was the author/pamphleteer of one of the first manuals on guerrilla warfare, which was widely circulated with more than a half million published.[3][5][upper-alpha 3] During his career, Yank served with irregular forces in several parts of the world throughout the 1920s and 1930s, most notably in the Spanish Civil War, and was a significant figure at the Osterley Park training school for the British Home Guard during World War II.[3][8] Similar combat training was provided to forces in the United States and Canada, and he was an itinerant lecturer and provocateur on the subject.[citation needed]
Bert Levy | |
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Nickname(s) | "Yank" |
Born | (1897-10-05)October 5, 1897 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
Died | September 2, 1965(1965-09-02) (aged 67)[upper-alpha 1][upper-alpha 2] Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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Other work | Guerrilla warfare instructor/advocate |