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Aden Insurgency: The Savage War in Yemen 1962-67 Paperback - 2014

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Author: Walker, Jonathan
ISBN: 9781473827639

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During the early 1960s the Cold War reached its climax. Britain's dwindling power in the Middle East was under siege from Arab nationalism, the Communist bloc and from American designs in the region. Aden, with its strategic military base and old Protectorate buffer zone, was soon the main battleground. The 1962 Egyptian-inspired coup in the neighboring Kingdom of North Yemen further tightened the noose. So began a bitter and bloody insurgency war in South Arabia. British regular and special forces were soon pitted against growing and formidable insurgency forces, fighting both a war in the mountains and an urban conflict in the backstreets of Aden. Intelligence agencies vied for control of 'hearts and minds'. The British launched a clandestine war in Yemen to keep their enemies at bay. But still the situation in Aden spiraled out of control, culminating in a bloody slaughter in 1967. In that November, the British Army finally withdrew from South Arabia.

Aden Insurgency is the extraordinary story of Britain's last colonial conflict. Using a wide range of recently released archive and eyewitness accounts, the author charts the collapse of the South Arabian state. Set against a background of ruthless political ambition, these events shaped the Yemen of today.

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Title Aden Insurgency: The Savage War in Yemen 1962-67
Author Jonathan Walker
Binding Paperback
Edition Paperback
Pages 352
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Pen & Sword Military
Publication date 2014
Illustrated Yes
ISBN 9781473827639 / 1473827639
Weight 1.27 lbs (0.58 kg)
Dimensions 9 x 6 x 1.1 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 2.79 cm)
Category History - Military / War
Library of Congress subjects Great Britain - Foreign relations - 1945-, Great Britain - History, Military - 20th
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2015510270
Dewey Decimal Code 953.350

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