Counterinsurgency in Crisis: Britain and the Challenges of Modern Warfare

by David H. Ucko and Robert Egnell

Book Overview

Long considered the masters of counterinsurgency, the British military encountered significant problems in Iraq and Afghanistan when confronted with insurgent violence. In their effort to apply the principles and doctrines of past campaigns, they failed to prevent Basra and Helmand from descending into lawlessness, criminality, and violence.

By juxtaposing the deterioration of these situations against Britain's celebrated legacy of counterinsurgency,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231164270
• ISBN13: 9780231164276
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.8"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher