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Author Edwards, Aaron, author.

Title Defending the realm? : the politics of Britain's small wars since 1945 / Aaron Edwards.

Publication Info. Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed in the United States exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 319 pages)
text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-313) and index.
Contents 1. Drawing lines in the sand: evacuation from Palestine -- 2. Winning 'hearts and minds'? From imperialism to independence in Malaya -- 3. Quelling rebellion: countering the Mau Mau in Kenya -- 4. Securing the base: fighting EOKA terrorists in Cyprus -- 5. Holding the thin red line: retreat from Aden -- 6. Soldiering the peace: combating terrorism in Northern Ireland -- 7. Return to Mesopotamia: the politics of military intervention in Iraq -- 8. Building peace amidst conflict: Britain's changing strategy in Afghanistan.
Summary This book details 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.
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Subject Civil-military relations -- Great Britain -- History.
Civil-military relations.
Great Britain.
History.
Low-intensity conflicts (Military science) -- Great Britain -- History.
Low-intensity conflicts (Military science)
Great Britain -- Military policy -- History.
Military policy.
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 1945-
International relations.
Chronological Term 1945-
Since 1945
Genre/Form History.
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version 9780719084416
ISBN 1526129957 (electronic book)
9781526129956 (electronic book)
1781704732 (electronic book)
9781781704738 (electronic book)
9780719084416
0719084415