Cormac, Rory.

Confronting the colonies : British intelligence and counterinsurgency / Rory Cormac. - 1st ed. - London ; Hurst & Company , 2013. - xii, 295 p, ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-287) and index.

Intelligence assessment in an age of competing threats -- Unfulfilled potential: Malaya, 1948/1951 -- Turf wars and tension: Cyprus, 1955/1959 -- Into the Whitehall minefield: Aden and the Federation of South Arabia, 1962/1967 -- After Pax Britannica: Oman, 1968/1975 -- Defining threats, understanding security.

9780199354436 (acidfree paper) 9781849042932

2013025098


Intelligence service--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Counterinsurgency--History--Great Britain--20th century.


Great Britain--Colonies--History--20th century.
Great Britain--Foreign relations--1945-

UB 251.G7 / . C67 2013

327.12410171/24109045