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In Brutality in an Age of Human Rights, Brian Drohan demonstrates
that British officials' choices concerning counterinsurgency
methods have long been deeply influenced or even redirected by the
work of human rights activists. To reveal how that influence was
manifested by military policies and practices, Drohan examines
three British counterinsurgency campaigns-Cyprus (1955-1959), Aden
(1963-1967), and the peak of the "Troubles" in Northern Ireland
(1969-1976). This book is enriched by Drohan's use of a newly
available collection of 1.2 million colonial-era files,
International Committee of the Red Cross files, the extensive
Troubles collection at Linen Hall Library in Belfast, and many
other sources. Drohan argues that when faced with human rights
activism, British officials sought to evade, discredit, and deflect
public criticism of their actions to avoid drawing attention to
brutal counterinsurgency practices such as the use of torture
during interrogation. Some of the topics discussed in the book,
such as the use of violence against civilians, the desire to uphold
human rights values while simultaneously employing brutal methods,
and the dynamic of wars waged in the glare of the media, are of
critical interest to scholars, lawyers, and government officials
dealing with the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, and those to
come in the future.
After China's November 1950 intervention in the war and the
subsequent battle of the Chosin Reservoir, UN forces faced a new
onslaught in the spring of 1951 with over 350,000 veteran troops
attacking along the Imjin River.The US 3rd Infantry Division took
the brunt of the attack along with the attached British 29th
Infantry Brigade which included the Gloucestershire Regiment (the
"Glosters"). The heroic defence of the American and British forces
would pass into legend, most especially the doomed effort of the
Glosters, as they sought to buy time for the rest of the UN forces
to regroup and organise an effective defence of Seoul, the South
Korean capital city. Featuring full colour commissioned artwork,
maps and first-hand accounts, this is the compelling story of one
of the most epic clashes of the Korean War.
Innovation shapes wars, and twelve studies by former faculty
members of West Point's United States Military Academy examine
specific cases of past and present military innovation. The
complex, competitive, and dynamic environment that defines war
drives combatants to seek solutions to potentially lethal problems.
As some solutions prove effective, gain traction, and win
emulation, they follow a path of innovation. The chapters address a
broad array of innovations, including in weapon technology,
strategy, research and development philosophy, organization of the
military instrument, and leveraging maps for strategic goals.
Geographically, the examples in this volume span four continents
and the Mediterranean Sea, and chronologically they proceed from
the twelfth century to the twenty first. Collectively, the studies
point to the interconnected value of pursuing constructive
solutions to challenges, networking interdisciplinary forms of
knowledge, appropriately balancing expectations and capabilities,
and understanding an innovation as a journey rather than as an
episodic event.
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