The counter-insurgency myth : the British experience of irregular warfare / / Andrew Mumford
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| Autore: |
Mumford Andrew
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| Titolo: |
The counter-insurgency myth : the British experience of irregular warfare / / Andrew Mumford
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| Pubblicazione: | Milton Park, Abingdon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (217 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 355.02/180941 |
| 355.02180941 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Counterinsurgency - Great Britain - History - 20th century |
| Counterinsurgency | |
| Iraq War, 2003-2011 | |
| Soggetto geografico: | 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 | |
| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The counter-insurgency myth |
| ISBN: | 1-136-64938-7 |
| 1-283-36364-X | |
| 9786613363640 | |
| 0-203-80562-3 | |
| 1-136-64939-5 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910789738503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Cass military studies ; ; 45.