Ecodefense is a superb guide to non-violent sabotage to protect natural areas. The section on tree-spiking is very detailed, and includes instructions for making non-metallic spikes that cannot be detected by metal detectors. The chapter on road spikes is the finest writing on blocking roads that I have seen – better than military countermobility manuals. Cheap, simple to make and easy to deploy road spikes and spike drivers are described in detail.
Likewise, the section on sabotaging equipment is also excellent. The emphasis is on heavy construction vehicles, but everything from snowmobiles to light aircraft are covered. There is a section on how to scuttle a ship. Other targets covered include waste discharge pipes, power lines, billboards, and survey stakes. The emphasis is on mechanical sabotage, with some good information on arson methods. Explosives are not used.
The section on operational security is excellent. Planning, infiltration, and contacting the media safely are topics covered. Stealthy night movement technique by foot and vehicle are detailed. The forensics information is very good. However, the information on telephones, radios, computers, typewriters, night vision equipment, cameras, and surveillance and counter surveillance electronics are hopelessly out-of-date. It would be dangerous to follow this 2002 book’s advice on such things. ( )

More a how to guide than a work of fiction or non-fiction, the author discusses ways to sabotage environmentally destructive activities without getting hurt or hurting anyone else. Mostly interesting as a curiosity, unless you're planning on engaging in a career of active resistance that involves property damage. ( )

Don't try this at home, folks. The book is highly entertaining, and the thought of vandalizing bulldozers to protect nature does have some appeal. However, I can't condone this kind of behavior. There are better, more effective, and less morally questionable means of protecting nature than resorting to destruction of property.

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Forward! By Edward Abbey
Chapter 1 Strategic Monkeywrenching. Chapter 2 The Future of Monkeywrenching. Chapter 3 Developments: Tree Spiking; Tree Pinning; Ceramic Spikes; Rock Spikes; Plastic and Wood Pulp; Survey Stakes; Mining; Powerlines; Seismographic Lines; Plugging Culverts. Chapter 4 Roads and Tires: Road Spiking; Spikeboards and Nailboards; Caltrops; Other Tire Flattening Methods; Snowmobiles; Closing Roads; Plugging Culverts. Chapter 5 Vehicles and Heavy Equipment: Disabling Vehicles Outline; Heavy Equipment; Cutting Torch; Burning Machinery; Aircraft; Vehicle Modifications; Water and Big Yellow Machines. Chapter 6 Animal Defense: Trap lines; Snares; Coyote Getter; Fence Cutting. Chapter 7 Miscellaneous Deviltry: Urban Monkeywrenching; Slingshots; Condo Trashing; Computer Sabotage; Stink Bombs; Smoke Bombs; Jamming Locks; Disrupting Illegal Activities; Trash Return; Mountain Bikes. Chapter 8 Propaganda: Advanced Billboarding; Billboard Trashing; Billboard Revision; Burning Billboards; Paint Remover; Posters and Silent Agitators; Correcting Forest Service Signs; Spray Paint Slogans; Stencils. Chapter 9 Security: Basic Security; Military Movement; Rules of Security; Disposing of Evidence; Avoiding Arrest; Camouflage; Tools of the Trade; Radios and Communications Equipment; Eyes of Night; Tracking; Car Camping; Daily Routine; Mental Condition; Surveillance; Counterintelligence; Advanced Investigation Methods; Police Undercover Operations; Countersecurity; Pursuit and Evasion; Arrest; Media Relations; General Security Field Notes. Epilogue: Marine Monkeywrenching.