03383oam 2200769I 450 991046175480332120200520144314.01-283-36364-X97866133636400-203-80562-31-136-64939-510.4324/9780203805626 (CKB)2670000000130906(EBL)735292(OCoLC)768081397(SSID)ssj0000554556(PQKBManifestationID)11392539(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000554556(PQKBWorkID)10512460(PQKB)10484173(MiAaPQ)EBC735292(PPN)19845306X(Au-PeEL)EBL735292(CaPaEBR)ebr10519630(CaONFJC)MIL336364(OCoLC)773481561(EXLCZ)99267000000013090620180706d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe counter-insurgency myth the British experience of irregular warfare /Andrew MumfordMilton Park, Abingdon ;New York :Routledge,2012.1 online resource (217 p.)Cass military studies ;45Description based upon print version of record.1-138-84091-2 0-415-66745-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 bCass military studies ;45.CounterinsurgencyGreat BritainHistory20th centuryCounterinsurgencyCase studiesIraq War, 2003-2011Great BritainHistory, Military20th centuryGreat BritainColoniesDefensesMalayaHistoryMalayan Emergency, 1948-1960KenyaHistoryMau Mau Emergency, 1952-1960Yemen (Republic)History1962-1972Northern IrelandHistory1969-1994Electronic books.CounterinsurgencyHistoryCounterinsurgencyIraq War, 2003-2011.355.02/180941355.02180941Mumford Andrew.975510MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461754803321The counter-insurgency myth2221292UNINA