The counter-insurgency myth : the British experience of irregular warfare /
Andrew Mumford.
- Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 201 2.
- xi, 201 p. ; 24 cm.
- Cass military studies ; 45 .
- Cass military studies ; 45. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-196) 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 I reland, 1969-1979 -- The culmination? : Iraq, 2003-2009 -- Puncturing t he counter-insurgency myth : Britain and irregular warfare in the past, present and future.
9781138840911
2011-007281
Counterinsurgency--History--Great Britain--20th century. Counterinsurgency--Case studies. 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.