1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996391145503316

Autore

Coke Roger <fl. 1696.>

Titolo

A treatise wherein is demonstrated, that the Church and state of England, are in equal danger with the trade of it. Treatise I. By Roger Coke [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : printed by J.C. for Henry Brome, at the Gun at the west-end of St. Pauls, 1671

Descrizione fisica

[28], 151, [1] p

Altri autori (Persone)

CokeRoger <fl. 1696.>

Soggetti

Great Britain Politics and government 1660-1688 Early works to 1800

Great Britain Commercial policy Early works to 1800

Netherlands Commercial policy Early works to 1800

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Reasons of the increase of the Dutch trade", originally published as part 2 of "A discourse of trade", has separate dated title page; pagination and register are continuous.

A variant of the edition with Henry Brome and Robert Horn given as publishers in imprint on first title page (Wing (2nd ed., 1994) C4984).

Reproduction of original in the Henry E. Huntington Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0113



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910789738503321

Autore

Mumford Andrew

Titolo

The counter-insurgency myth : the British experience of irregular warfare / / Andrew Mumford

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-136-64938-7

1-283-36364-X

9786613363640

0-203-80562-3

1-136-64939-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 p.)

Collana

Cass military studies ; ; 45

Disciplina

355.02/180941

355.02180941

Soggetti

Counterinsurgency - Great Britain - History - 20th century

Counterinsurgency

Iraq War, 2003-2011

Great Britain History, Military 20th century

Great Britain Colonies Defenses

Malaya History Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960

Kenya History Mau Mau Emergency, 1952-1960

Yemen (Republic) History 1962-1972

Northern Ireland History 1969-1994

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Evaluating the British approach to counter-insurgency since 1948 -- The blueprint : Malaya, 1948-60 -- The transfer : Kenya, 1952-60 -- The turning point : Aden & South Arabia, 1962-67 -- The nadir : Northern Ireland, 1969-1979 -- The culmination? : Iraq, 2003-2009 -- Puncturing the counter-insurgency myth : Britain and irregular warfare in the past, present and future.

Sommario/riassunto

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 wealth of asymmetric warfare experience was accumulated after the Second World War as the small wars of decolonisation offered the army of a fading imperial power many opportunities to deploy against an irregular enemy. However, this quantity of experience does not translate into quality. This b