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British Counterinsurgency

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  • © 2015

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  1. John Newsinger
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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Introduction to the 2nd Edition

    • John Newsinger
    Pages 1-4

  3. At War with Zion

    • John Newsinger
    Pages 5-32

  4. The Running Dog War: Malaya

    • John Newsinger
    Pages 33-61

  5. The Mau Mau Revolt

    • John Newsinger
    Pages 62-87

  6. Cyprus and EOKA

    • John Newsinger
    Pages 88-111

  7. The Struggle for South Yemen

    • John Newsinger
    Pages 112-135

  8. The Unknown Wars: Oman and Dhofar

    • John Newsinger
    Pages 136-156

  9. The Long War: Northern Ireland

    • John Newsinger
    Pages 157-200

  10. America’s Wars: Afghanistan and Iraq

    • John Newsinger
    Pages 201-242

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 243-284
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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.

About the author

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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