Rethinking Counterinsurgency RAND Counterinsurgency Study--Volume 5

• Main Author: Mackinlay, John (auth)
• Other Authors: Al-Baddawy, Alison (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2008
• Subjects: Warfare & defence; Terrorism, armed struggle; Military engineering; Technology; Political Science
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

During the period of decolonization in Asia and Africa, the United Kingdom faced more insurgent activity than any other Western power. British government officials and military forces proved proficient at defeating or controlling these rebellions. However, these uprisings were much less complex than...