In Hanns Johst's Schlageter, first performed at the State Playhouse in Berlin in April 1933 to
celebrate Hitler's birthday, Friedrich Thiemann proclaims that whenever he hears the word …

This book examines the complex practice of counter-insurgency warfare through the prism of
British military experiences in the post-war era and endeavours to unpack their performance …

Dyson explains the convergence and divergence between British, French and German
defence reforms in the post-Cold War era. He engages with cultural and realist theories and …

This article argues that the British government's deliberate exclusion of international law
from colonial counterinsurgencies allowed the army to suppress opponents with little …

The premise of most Western thinking on counterinsurgency is that success depends on
establishing a perception of legitimacy among local populations. The path to legitimacy is …

“I still thought we had a good chance of turning things round merely by adjusting our counter-
insurgency tactics, reflecting lessons learned in Malaya, Algeria, Vietnam or Northern …

Traditionally regarded as a secondary activity in military thinking and practice, the notion of
counter-insurgency (COIN) has undergone a remarkable renaissance. This analysis traces …

This edited volume focuses on India's experiences waging counterinsurgency campaigns
since its independence in 1947. Filling a clear gap in the literature, the book traces and …

Western counterinsurgency doctrine proposes that cultural intelligence is an important
requirement for those forces operating amidst the unfamiliar socio-political structures often …

One of the greatest surprises in the debate over the so-called New World Order in the final
decade of the twentieth century was how the concept of empire won an astonishing new …