Fighting the Mau Mau : the British Army and counter-insurgency in the Kenya Emergency /

This new study of Britain's counterinsurgency campaign in Kenya examines the difference between official and accepted methods of conquering insurgents.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bennett, Huw C.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Colección:Cambridge military histories.
Temas:
Mau Mau > History.
Great Britain. > Army.
Grande-Bretagne. > Army.
Great Britain. > Army
Mau Mau
1900-1999
Counterinsurgency > Kenya > History > 20th century.
Kikuyu (African people) > History.
Contre-rébellion > Kenya > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Kikuyu (Peuple d'Afrique) > Histoire.
HISTORY > Africa > East.
Armed Forces
Counterinsurgency
Kikuyu (African people)
Kenya > History > Mau Mau Emergency, 1952-1960.
Kenya > History, Military > 20th century.
Great Britain > Armed Forces > Kenya > History > 20th century.
Kenya > Histoire > 1952-1960 (Révolte des Mau-Mau)
Great Britain
Kenya
History
Military history
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 'A determined campaign against the terrorist bands'
  • 'Harmonious relations' : soldiers, civilians, and committees
  • 'Possibly restrictive to the operations' : marginalising international law in colonial rebellions
  • 'The degree of force necessary' : British traditions in countering colonial rebellions
  • 'Restraint backed by good discipline'
  • 'A dead man cannot talk' : the need for restraint
  • 'A lot of indiscriminate shooting' : military repression before Erskine's arrival
  • 'Severe repressive measures' : the army under Erskine
  • 'An essential part of the campaign' : civil-military alliances.

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