British Counterinsurgency

AvJohn Newsinger

Häftad, Engelska, 2015

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British Counterinsurgency challenges the British Army's claim to counterinsurgency expertise. It provides well-written, accessible and up-to-date accounts of the post-1945 campaigns in Palestine, Malaya, Kenya, Cyprus, South Yemen, Dhofar, Northern Ireland and more recently in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Utgivningsdatum:2015-10-06
Mått:140 x 216 x 24 mm
Vikt:368 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:284
Upplaga:2
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9780230298248

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John Newsinger is Professor of Modern History at Bath Spa University, UK, and is an acknowledged authority on George Orwell. He has published widely in a number of fields including British military and Imperial history. His books include Orwell's Politics and The Blood Never Dried: A People's History of the British Empire. His work has been translated into French, Swedish, Portuguese and Italian.

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"...a masterful work of historical synthesis with a refreshingly radical bite" - Huw Bennett, Aberystwyth University, Wales

Innehållsförteckning

1. At War with Zion 2. The Running Dog War 3. The Mau Mau Revolt 4. Cyprus and Eoka 5. The Struggle for South Yemen 6. The Unknown Wars: Oman and Dhofar 7. The Long War: Northern Ireland 8. America's Wars: Afghanistan and Iraq