Fighting the Mau Mau the British Army and counter-insurgency in the Kenya Emergency
This new study of Britain's counterinsurgency campaign in Kenya examines the difference between official and accepted methods of conquering insurgents.
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press
2012.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Cambridge military histories. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b38440246*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 'A determined campaign against the terrorist bands'
- 'Harmonious relations' : soldiers, civilians, and committees
- 'Possibly restrictive to the operations' : marginalising international law in colonial rebellions
- 'The degree of force necessary' : British traditions in countering colonial rebellions
- 'Restraint backed by good discipline'
- 'A dead man cannot talk' : the need for restraint
- 'A lot of indiscriminate shooting' : military repression before Erskine's arrival
- 'Severe repressive measures' : the army under Erskine
- 'An essential part of the campaign' : civil-military alliances.
