British Counterinsurgency
Author:   John Newsinger
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   2nd ed. 2015
ISBN:  

9780230298231


Pages:   284
Publication Date:   06 October 2015
Format:   Hardback
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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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Author:   John Newsinger
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   2nd ed. 2015
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   4.728kg
ISBN:  

9780230298231


ISBN 10:   0230298230
Pages:   284
Publication Date:   06 October 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

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

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


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


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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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