Post-war Counterinsurgency and the SAS, 1945-1952: A Special Type of Warfare - Rilegato

Jones, Tim

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ISBN 10: 0714651753 ISBN 13: 9780714651750

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2001

Riassunto

This work details the state of British counterinsurgency knowledge by 1945, and shows how wartime special forces and unconventional warfare affected many postwar counterinsurgencies. The vital role of the Special Air Service (SAS) is revealed here for the first time.

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Recensione:

'Tim Jones' volume, which gewr out of his 1992 Kings College, University of London doctoral disseratation is an example of not only the fine work being done in the department of War studies there but also of the kinds of questions younger scholars are now asking in what could be called the second generation studies.'

Richard Dale, The Journal of Conflict Studies 

Product Description:

This work covers how the British devised techniques for fighting guerrillas and terrorists. It shows how traditional policies were supplemented by lessons from World War II, not least the use of special forces, such as the SOE, SIS and SAS. The role of the Special Air Service is covered in detail. The study reveals how key players in the Foreign Office, Colonial Office, War Office, The Cabinet, the Intelligence Services, Colonial Police, RAF and the Army made the advances that produced methods which are used around the globe to this day.

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• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0714651753
• ISBN 13: 9780714651750
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 256