British Counterinsurgency [electronic resource] /
Newsinger, John.author.
British Counterinsurgency challenges the British Army's claim to counterinsurgency expertise. It provides well-written, accessible and up-to-date accounts of the post-1945 campaigns in Palestine, Malaya, Kenya, Cyprus, South Yemen, Dhofar, Northern Ireland and more recently in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover ; Half-Title ; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Introduction to the 2nd Edition; 1 At War with Zion; 2 The Running Dog War: Malaya; 3 The Mau Mau Revolt; 4 Cyprus and EOKA; 5 The Struggle for South Yemen; 6 The Unknown Wars: Oman and Dhofar; 7 The Long War: Northern Ireland; 8 America's Wars: Afghanistan and Iraq; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
British Counterinsurgency challenges the British Army's claim to counterinsurgency expertise. It provides well-written, accessible and up-to-date accounts of the post-1945 campaigns in Palestine, Malaya, Kenya, Cyprus, South Yemen, Dhofar, Northern Ireland and more recently in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Military history.
Great Britain-History.
World politics.
History, Modern.
Politics and war.
History of Military.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Political History.
Modern History.
Military and Defence Studies.