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Urban battle fields of South Asia : lessons learned from Sri Lanka, India, and Pakistan / C. Christine Fair.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fair, C. Christine.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Urban warfare--Sri Lanka.
- Urban warfare.
- Urban warfare--India.
- Urban warfare--Pakistan.
- Terrorism--Sri Lanka--Prevention.
- Terrorism.
- Terrorism--India--Prevention.
- Terrorism--Pakistan--Prevention.
- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (173 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, CA : Rand, c2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Military operations in urban areas are among the most complex challenges confronting the U.S. Army. Compared to a number of other nations, the Army has relatively less experience operating in this environment. To that end, this monograph analyzes sustained campaigns of urban terrorism in Sri Lanka, India, and Pakistan, identifying key innovations of the militant organizations.
- Contents:
- Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Glossary; Chapter One: Introduction; Background; Methodology; Objectives and Implications of This Study; Summary of the Findings; Organization of This Report; Chapter Two: Sri Lanka; Preview of the Findings; Introduction to the Case; Background of the Tamil Militancy; Background of LTTE; Suicide Bombing and the Black Tigers Cadres; Countering the LTTE in Colombo and Jaffna; Lessons from Jaffna and Colombo; Summary Analysis of the Impacts of 9/11 upon the LTTE; Chapter Three: India; Preview of the Findings; Introduction to the Case
- The Khalistan MovementMajor Khalistani Organizations; Campaigns of Violence; Operations in Amritsar and Ludhiana; Innovations of the Punjab Police; Summary; Chapter Four: Pakistan; Preview of the Argument; Introduction to the Case; The Cases; Chapter Five: Conclusions; Structural Similarities: Insights for the War of Terrorism; Security Cooperation: Implications for U.S. Engagement of Sri Lanka, India, and Pakistan; Bibliography
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-150).
- ISBN:
- 9786612282652
- 1-282-28265-4
- 0-8330-4058-8
- 1-59875-460-2
- OCLC:
- 437150128
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