OFFICIAL Field Manual 3-05.201 provides the doctrinal basis for the conduct of Unconventional Warfare (UW) missions across the operational continuum. This manual provides historical examples to highlight key points throughout thetext. It offers tactics, techniques, procedures, and references to support future SF operations.FM 3-05.20 defines UW as a broad spectrum of military and paramilitary operations, predominantly conducted through, with, or by indigenous or surrogate forces organized, trained, equipped, supported, and directed in varying degrees by an external source. UW includes, but is not limited to, guerrilla warfare (GW), sabotage, subversion, intelligence activities, and unconventional assisted recovery (UAR).CHAPTER 1: OVERVIEW OF UW OPERATIONSCHAPTER 2: PREMISSION ACTIVITIESCHAPTER 3: EMPLOYMENT OF UW OPSCHAPTER 4: POSTMISSION ACTIVITIESAppendix A: UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE IN AN URBAN ENVIRONMENTAppendix B: COMMUNICATIONSAppendix C: MEDICAL ASPECTSAppendix D: LEGAL PRINCIPLESAppendix E: LOGISTICS CONSIDERATIONSAppendix F: INFILTRATIONAppendix G: SPECIAL FORCES AREA ASSESSMENTAppendix H: AREA STUDY OUTLINE FORMATAppendix I: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURESAppendix J: EXAMPLE OF TRAINING PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTION FOR RESISTANCE FORCEsAppendix K: SPECIAL FORCES CACHINGAppendix L: LINKUP OPERATIONSAppendix M: DEMOBILIZATION OF GUERRILLA FORCES