The Evolution of British Counter-Insurgency during the Cyprus Revolt, 1955-1959

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Lim, Preston Jordan (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Θέματα: Europe-History.; History, Modern.; Military history.; Imperialism.; European History.; Modern History.; History of Military.; Imperialism and Colonialism.

This book evaluates the prosecution of British counter-insurgency operations during the Cyprus Revolt of 1955-1959. Historians have typically cast the Cyprus Revolt as a failure, situating it within the larger pattern of the post-1945 failure of conventional armies to deal with insurgencies. By anal...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Using a Tank to Catch Field Mice: April 1955 to March 1957
• 3. On the Brink of Civil War: April 1957 to March 1959
• 4. A War of Perception: The Cypriot Government and its Image during the Revolt
• 5. Conclusion.