Confrontation, strategy and war termination : Britain's conflict with Indonesia / Christopher Tuck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tuck, Christopher.

Series:

Military Strategy and Operational Art

Military strategy and operational art

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War--Termination.

War.

Military art and science--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Military art and science.

Borneo--History, Military--20th century.

Borneo.

Great Britain--History, Military--20th century.

Great Britain.

Malaysia--Foreign relations--Indonesia.

Malaysia.

Indonesia--Foreign relations--Malaysia.

Indonesia.

Indonesia--History--1950-1966.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate Pub. Co., 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

At the heart of this book is the problem of war termination. The British experience in Indonesia in the 1960's represents an illuminating case study of the difficulties associated with strategy and the successful termination of conflicts. The value of this book lies in two areas: as a contribution to the literature on British counter-insurgency operations and as a contribution to the debates on the problems of war termination in the context of strategic thought.

Contents:

Fighting Indonesia: British strategy and the emergence of confrontation

Theories of war termination

Bristling with difficulties: British objectives

Soldiering on: British options and assessment

British planning: the paradox of preparation

Britain's war termination problem: the external dimension

Britain's war termination problem: the internal dimension

Conclusions.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-315-57341-5

1-317-16210-2

1-317-16209-9

1-283-90200-1

1-4094-4631-X

9781315573410

OCLC:

823720074