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.

Reviews
"...a masterful work of historical synthesis with a refreshingly radical bite" - Huw Bennett, Aberystwyth University, Wales



Book Information
ISBN 9780230298248
Author John Newsinger
Format Paperback
Page Count 284
Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
Weight(grams) 3746g