Defending the realm?
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Defending the realm?

The politics of Britain’s small wars since 1945

  1. 336 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Defending the realm?

The politics of Britain’s small wars since 1945

About this book

Britain is often revered for its extensive experience of waging 'small wars'. Its long imperial history is littered with high profile counter-insurgency campaigns, thus marking it out as the world's most seasoned practitioner of this type of warfare. This is the first book to detail the tactical and operational dynamics of Britain's small wars, arguing that the military's use of force was more heavily constrained by wider strategic and political considerations than previously admitted. Outlining the civil-military strategy followed by the British in Palestine, Malaya, Kenya, Cyprus, Aden, Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan, Defending the realm? argues that Britain's small wars since 1945 were fought against the backdrop of an irrevocable decline in British power. Written from a theoretically-informed perspective, grounded in rich archival sources, oral testimonies and a revisionist reading of the literature on counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism, this is the definitive account of the politics of Britain's small wars.

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Information

Publisher
Manchester University Press
Year
2018
Print ISBN
9780719096594
9780719084416
eBook ISBN
9781526129956
Topic
History
Subtopic
Military & Maritime History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Defending the realm?: The politics of Britain’s small wars since 1945
  2. Half Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Preface and acknowledgements
  8. Abbreviations
  9. Introduction
  10. 1 Drawing lines in the sand: evacuation from Palestine
  11. 2 Winning ‘hearts and minds’? From imperialism toindependence in Malaya
  12. 3 Quelling rebellion: countering the Mau Mau in Kenya
  13. 4 Securing the base: fighting EOKA terrorists in Cyprus
  14. 5 Holding the thin red line: retreat from Aden
  15. 6 Soldiering the peace: combating terrorism in NorthernIreland
  16. 7 Return to Mesopotamia: the politics of militaryintervention in Iraq
  17. 8 Building peace amidst conflict: Britain’s changingstrategy in Afghanistan
  18. Conclusion
  19. Select bibliography
  20. Index

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