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020			_a0415361966 (hbk) : _c95.00GBP
100	1		_aSTRACHAN Hew
245			_aBig wars and small wars : _bthe British Army and the lessons of war in the twentieth century/ _cedited by Hew Strachan
260			_aLondon : _bRoutledge, _c2006
300			_a186 p.
520			_aDeveloped from a conference "The proof of the pudding" held in Oxford March 2003 (with some later additions) the purpose of this book is to show how and to what extent the British army successfully learnt lessons from previous conflicts, especially the two world wars, in dealing with new (smaller) ones during the twentieth century. Ranges from the Boer War at the turn of the century to the Gulf War of 1990-1991. Includes jungle warfare in Burma and the Malayan Emergency, the Falklands Conflict, and the long running involvement in Northern Ireland.
650			_aBRITAIN _xARMY
650			_aDOCTRINE
650			_aSTRATEGY
650			_aCOUNTERINSURGENCY
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