Format:
1 online resource (249 pages)
ISBN:
9780231535410
Series Statement:
Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare
Content:
By juxtaposing the deterioration of situations from the Iraq War against Britain's celebrated legacy of counterinsurgency, this investigation identifies both the contributions and limitations of traditional tactics in such settings, exposing a disconcerting gap between ambitions and resources, intent and commitment.
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- Foreword by Colin S. Gray -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Rethinking Counterinsurgency -- 1. Untangling the British Counterinsurgency Legacy -- 2. The British in Basra: With Heads Held High into the Abyss -- 3. Act II: British Counterinsurgency in Helmand -- 4. "A Horse and Tank Moment" -- 5. Whither British Counterinsurgency? -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780231164276
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780231164276
Language:
English
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=1321000
