A summary of the film by a British commentator after a group watched the film:
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A summary of the film by a British commentator after a group watched the film:
Back to the past and distant past, an interesting commentary on the film 'the Battle of Algiers': https://newlinesmag.com/review/a-movie-stoked-political-movements-across-the-globe/
I know a review of Melson's book is due in the journal Small Wars & Insurgencies.
Awaiting my attention and time is a book published in Zimbabwe, in 2020 and available via Bush War Books in South...
It took a long time to completely read Jacqueline Hazelton's book; the chapter on Oman, Dhofar is pgs. 81-105, with 220 footnotes, so is probably the most comprehensive account of the campaign.
Thanks to Jon Custis for spotting that Charles Melson has written 'Fighting for Time: Rhodesia's Military and Zimbabwe’s Independence', which has been published in the UK and USA by Casemate...
A new book includes Dhofar as an example of how COIN works; I listened to an online talk last week:
The publisher's website is:...
Last week the ‘Daily Telegraph’ published an obituary for Nick Downie, who had fought in Dhofar, first with the SAS, then for Oman. It is alas behind a pay wall, so I cite just a few passages:
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Post 24 refers to an article 'The United Kingdom's last hot war of the Cold War: Oman, 1963-75' by De Vore and has been made available by the author. Contact davidbfpo for a copy via PM. Alas too...
See: https://www.part-time-commander.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Combat_Jump_Record_03.07.2013.pdf
Or: http://macvteam162.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Combat-Jump-Record-03.07.2013.pdf
From the FBI, published in July 2019 and caught this week. In summary:
Link: Homegrown Violent Extremist Mobilization Indicators, 2019 Edition
Caveat: slightly off topic. CREST is UK government...
Dr. Sam Newbery is a British academic, in this article on an Italian website (in English) who has specialised in:
Link: https://www.scuolafilosofica.com/9640/samantha-newbery
A 'Long Read' that focuses on an Anglo-American pair of researchers working in this area and sub=titled:
Link:...
A short account on an aspect missed here: 'The Black and Tans in Palestine’ – Irish connections to the Palestine Police 1922-1948. See:...
A new Journal article that has many web links and so could be useful. It ends with:
Link:...
Spotted two articles on RAF officers serving in Oman, on 'Loan Service' for two year unaccompanied tours and one covers the Dhofar War, in particular the famous attack on Mirbat Fort - which the SAS...
Yes,another article on the Abbottabad Records from the journal 'Studies in Conflict and Terrorism' by Bryce Loidot, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University, Washington,...
An interview in May 2020, available as a podcast and in a transcript. The intro states:
Link:https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/changed-my-mind-al-qaeda-bombmaker-mi6-spy/
India may finally get a Mumbai suspect:
Link:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/06/20/former-us-businessman-face-murder-charges-mumbai-terror-attacks/?WT.mc_id=tmgliveapp_iosshare_AvgHtC7VdZz5
I recently returned to this time and topic, partly as the pandemic lock down gave me time and an article has been published in 'Durbar', the printed journal of the Indian Military History...
A 57 mins podcast via:https://www.lawfareblog.com/lawfare-podcast-patrick-skinner-warrior-cops-and-neighborhood-policing
Or watch him for 43 mins:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDQ2w8Er5-I
In the post-Versailles Agreement one of the disputed areas between Germany and Poland was Upper Silesia, an industrial area equivalent to the Ruhr Valley; with a mainly Polish population, but with...
I don't think this report has appeared here; caveat this is a large thread.
Discovered via the BSAP History Group and it is a scanned copy (174 pgs), the main author being Bruce Hoffman and...
Two resources; one from Canada in PDF format and from their explanation:
Link:http://moonshotcve.com/incels-symbols-and-terminology/
Then a webinar from GWU, with the following SME:...
As if by magic the search function now works!
From 2007:http://council.smallwarsjournal.com/showthread.php?2502-The-Evolving-Kilcullen-28-Project&highlight=kilcullen
From...
From SWJ:
Link:https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/liminal-and-conceptual-envelopment-warfare-age-dragons