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The Counter-Insurgency Myth : the British Experience of Irregular Warfare.

This book examines the complex practice of counter-insurgency warfare through the prism of British military experiences in the post-war era and endeavours to unpack their performance. During the twentieth century counter-insurgency assumed the status of one of the British military's fortes. A w...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mumford, Andrew
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • The Counter- Insurgency Myth: The British experience of irregular warfare; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Evaluating the British approach to counter-insurgency since 1948; 2 The blueprint Malaya, 1948-60; 3 The transfer Kenya, 1952-60; 4 The turning point Aden and South Arabia, 1962-67; 5 The nadir Northern Ireland, 1969-79; 6 The culmination? Iraq, 2003-09; 7 Puncturing the counterinsurgency insurgency myth Britain and irregular warfare in the past, present and future; Notes; Bibliography; Index.