British Counterinsurgency - From Palestine to Northern Ireland

Informationen zum Autor JOHN NEWSINGER is a Senior Lecturer in History at Bath Spa University College. His most recent books include Orwell's Politics and United Irishman: the Memoirs of James Hope. Klappentext British Counterinsurgency examines the insurgencies that have confronted the British State since the end of the Second World War, and at the methods used to fight them. It looks at the guerrilla campaigns in Palestine, Malaya, Kenya, Cyprus, South Yemen, Oman, and most recently in Northern Ireland, and considers the reasons for British success or failure in suppressing them. It provides a hard-nosed account of the realities of counterinsurgency as practised by the most experienced security establishment in the world today. Zusammenfassung British Counterinsurgency examines the insurgencies that have confronted the British State since the end of the Second World War! and at the methods used to fight them. It looks at the guerrilla campaigns in Palestine! Malaya! Kenya! Cyprus! South Yemen! Oman! and most recently in Northern Ireland! and considers the reasons for British success or failure in suppressing them. It provides a hard-nosed account of the realities of counterinsurgency as practised by the most experienced security establishment in the world today. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Introduction At War with Zion The Running Dog War The Mau Mau Revolt Cyprus and EOKA The Struggle for South Yemen The Unknown Wars: Oman and Dhofar The Long War: Northern Ireland Conclusion Notes Index

List of contents

Acknowledgements Introduction At War with Zion The Running Dog War The Mau Mau Revolt Cyprus and EOKA The Struggle for South Yemen The Unknown Wars: Oman and Dhofar The Long War: Northern Ireland Conclusion Notes Index

Product details

• Authors: J Newsinger, J. Newsinger, John Newsinger
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.12.2001
• EAN: 9780333793855
• ISBN: 978-0-333-79385-5
• No. of pages: 232
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; B, History, European Politics, Political Science, military history, Politics & government, Warfare & defence, Political science & theory, United Kingdom, Great Britain, History, Modern, Palgrave History Collection, Modern History, Politics and war, Military and Defence Studies, History of Britain and Ireland, Great Britain—History, Great Britain—Politics and government, British Politics, History of Military