The Counter-Insurgency Myth

This book examines the complex practice of counter-insurgency warfare through the prism of the British experiences of irregular war in the post-war era, from Malaya up to the current Iraq war.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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 & South Arabia, 1962-67 5. The Nadir: Northern Ireland, 1969–1979 6. The Culmination? Iraq, 2003-2009 7. Puncturing the Counter-Insurgency Myth: Britain and Irregular Warfare in the Past, Present and Future

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Andrew Mumford as of September 2011, will be a Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at the University of Nottingham. He has previously taught at the Universities of Sheffield and Hull. He is the founding convenor of the British International Studies Association (BISA) Insurgencies and Small Wars working group, and is the Book Review Editor of the journal Civil Wars.

Zusammenfassung

This book examines the complex practice of counter-insurgency warfare through the prism of the British experiences of irregular war in the post-war era, from Malaya up to the current Iraq war.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Andrew Mumford, Mumford Andrew
• Verlag: Routledge Academic
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 12.09.2014
• EAN: 9781138840911
• ISBN: 978-1-138-84091-1
• Abmessung: 155 mm x 234 mm x 11 mm
• Serie: Cass Military Studies
• Themen: Sachbuch; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung; HISTORY / Military / General, Military history: post WW2 conflicts, Modern warfare, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General