Ahmed S. Hashim is Associate Professor in Security Studies at the Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. He is also author of several books, including Insurgency and Counter-Insurgency in Iraq.

"An in-depth, timely, and nuanced study of the campaign conducted by the Tamil Tigers and the Sri Lankan authorities. This hugely important book offers insights into the nature of counterinsurgency campaigns and provides a contemporary check-and-balance with the emergent COIN doctrine practiced in Afghanistan." (Dave Sloggett, University of Reading)

• IntroductionChapter 1. The Sri Lankan War in ContextChapter 2. Background to War: State Formation and Identities in ConflictChapter 3. The Eelam War I-III CampaignsChapter 4. Eelam War IV: A Military AnalysisChapter 5. Postwar Sri Lanka: Reconciliation or Triumphalism?NotesBibliographyIndexAcknowledgments

Ahmed S. Hashim is Associate Professor in Security Studies at the Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. He is also author of several books, including Insurgency and Counter-Insurgency in Iraq.

"An in-depth, timely, and nuanced study of the campaign conducted by the Tamil Tigers and the Sri Lankan authorities. This hugely important book offers insights into the nature of counterinsurgency campaigns and provides a contemporary check-and-balance with the emergent COIN doctrine practiced in Afghanistan." (Dave Sloggett, University of Reading)

• IntroductionChapter 1. The Sri Lankan War in ContextChapter 2. Background to War: State Formation and Identities in ConflictChapter 3. The Eelam War I-III CampaignsChapter 4. Eelam War IV: A Military AnalysisChapter 5. Postwar Sri Lanka: Reconciliation or Triumphalism?NotesBibliographyIndexAcknowledgments