Defending the Realm?: The Politics of Britain's Small Wars Since 1945 - Couverture souple

Edwards, Aaron

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0719096596 ISBN 13 : 9780719096594

Editeur : Manchester University Press, 2014

Synopsis

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?, available for the first time in paperback, 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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Aaron Edwards is Senior Lecturer in Defence and International Affairs at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Manchester University Press
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0719096596
• ISBN 13: 9780719096594
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 304
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