Fighting the Mau Mau : the British Army and counter-insurgency in the Kenya Emergency - Bennett, Huw C. (Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013)
'A determined campaign against the terrorist bands' -- 'Harmonious r elations' : soldiers, civilians, and committees -- 'Possibly restrictiv e to the operations' : marginalising international law in colonial rebe llions -- 'The degree of force necessary' : British traditions in count ering colonial rebellions -- 'Restraint backed by good discipline' -- ' A dead man cannot talk' : the need for restraint -- 'A lot of indiscrim inate shooting' : military repression before Erskine's arrival -- 'Seve re repressive measures' : the army under Erskine -- 'An essential part of the campaign' : civil-military alliances.
Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Aberystwyth, 2006, titled: British Army counterinsurgency and the use of force in Ke nya, 1952-56.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 270-295) and index.
Keywords: Mau Mau -- History; Great Britain. -- Army; Counterinsurgency -- Kenya -- History -- 20th century; Kikuyu (African people) -- History; Kenya -- History -- Mau Mau Emergency, 1952-1960.; Kenya -- History, Military -- 20th century; Great Britain -- Armed Forces -- Kenya -- History -- 20th century