Counterinsurgency in Crisis

By juxtaposing the deterioration of situations from the Iraq War against Britain¿s celebrated legacy of counterinsurgency, this investigation identifies both the contributions and limitations of traditional tactics in such settings, exposing a disconcerting gap between ambitions and resources, intent and commitment.

List of contents

Foreword by Colin S. Gray
Preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction: Rethinking Counterinsurgency
1. Untangling the British Counterinsurgency Legacy
2. The British in Basra: With Heads Held High Into the Abyss
3. Act II: British Counterinsurgency in Helmand
4. "A Horse and Tank Moment"
5. Whither British Counterinsurgency?
Notes
Bibliography
Index

About the author

David H. Ucko and Robert Egnell. Foreword by Colin Gray

Summary

By juxtaposing the deterioration of situations from the Iraq War against Britain’s celebrated legacy of counterinsurgency, this investigation identifies both the contributions and limitations of traditional tactics in such settings, exposing a disconcerting gap between ambitions and resources, intent and commitment.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Egnell, Egnell Robert, David H. Ucko, David H. Egnell Ucko, Ucko David H.
• Assisted by: Colin Gray (Foreword)
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.02.2015
• EAN: 9780231164276
• ISBN: 978-0-231-16427-6
• No. of pages: 248
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 230 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare; Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, International Relations, Business & management, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Middle Eastern history, Combat / defence skills and manuals, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / Afghan War (2001-2021), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / Iraq War (2003-2011)