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Confronting the colonies : British intelligence and counterinsurgency /

Moving the debate beyond the place of tactical intelligence in counterinsurgency warfare, this book considers the view from Whitehall, where the biggest decisions were made. It reveals the evolving impact of strategic intelligence upon government understandings of, and policy responses to, insurgent...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cormac, Rory
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Intelligence service > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Great Britain > Colonies > History > 20th century.
Counterinsurgency > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > 1945-
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Contre-rébellion > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Grande-Bretagne > Relations extérieures > 1945-
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
British colonies
Counterinsurgency
Diplomatic relations
Intelligence service
Great Britain
Since 1900
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Moving the debate beyond the place of tactical intelligence in counterinsurgency warfare, this book considers the view from Whitehall, where the biggest decisions were made. It reveals the evolving impact of strategic intelligence upon government understandings of, and policy responses to, insurgent threats. The book demonstrates for the first time how, in the decades after World War Two, the intelligence agenda expanded to include non-state actors, insurgencies, and irregular warfare.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 295 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-287) and index.
ISBN:9780199365395
0199365393
9780199388257
0199388253