When counterinsurgency wins : Sri Lanka's defeat of the Tamil Tigers / Ahmed S. Hashim.

The tactics of the Tamil Tigers have been emulated by militant groups in Palestine, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Somalia. Whether or not the Sri Lankan counterinsurgency campaign can or should be emulated in kind, this book holds lessons for strategists and students of security and defense.--description p...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Hashim, Ahmed (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2013.
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Summary:The tactics of the Tamil Tigers have been emulated by militant groups in Palestine, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Somalia. Whether or not the Sri Lankan counterinsurgency campaign can or should be emulated in kind, this book holds lessons for strategists and students of security and defense.--description provided by publisher.
Physical Description:1 online resource (265 pages) : map
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9780812206487
0812206487
Language:In English.