Post-war Counterinsurgency and the SAS, 1945-1952

2012/12/06 by Tim Jones · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Military History and Strategy

paper · doi:10.4324/9780203045626

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Abstract

This work details the state of British counterinsurgency knowledge by 1945, and shows how wartime special forces and unconventional warfare affected many postwar counterinsurgencies. The vital role of the Special Air Service (SAS) is revealed here for the first time.

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