The face of war changed when bands of highly motivated guerrilla warriors showed that they could defeat even the most powerful armies in the world. The model for guerrilla warfare was set in Cuba when a small band of revolutionaries wrestled control from Battista's armies. The mobilization of the peasants to support the revolution created a prototype that would be copied around the world.

In Asia, the peasant armies of the Vietcong humbled America in front of the world by forcing the superpower to admit defeat. The North Vietnamese were a dangerous, but invisible threat, "like a fish in water." In Afghanistan, the people resisted communist ideals, believing them a threat to the traditions of Islam. In these "people's wars," the guerrillas drew strength from the local population which furnished recruits and supplies, shelter and underground intelligence. More than ever before, popular support was vital in deciding the outcome of a war.

The people remember: Vietman War, Cuba, Fidel Castro and Che Guevara, Vietnam Tet Offensive, tunnels, Afghanistan, Russian offensive and Mujahideen.