The Military Effectiveness of Post-Colonial States

Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-90-04-24324-8
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 88, 180 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

Reihe: History of Warfare

Current military historiography has a tendency to portray the military effectiveness of non-western, post-colonial states in broad generalized stereotypes. This monograph examines the militaries of Nigeria, Argentina, Egypt and India in times of crisis to challenge these assumptions. The book shows that despite having broad similarities, each of these states had unique characteristics that impacted their military effectiveness in different ways. These key variables included the military institutions’ maturity and skill sets, the availability and management of human and material resources, and the quality of both civil and military leadership.

Zielgruppe

This book will be of interest to institutes, academic libraries, public libraries, specialists, post-graduate students, undergraduate students, and anyone interested in military history.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Barua, Pradeep

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Postkoloniale Geschichte, Nationale Befreiung und Unabhängigkeit
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements. vii

Introduction. 1

1. The Nigerian Civil War. 9
2. The Argentine War for the Malvinas Islands. 25
3. Egypt and the Ramadan War. 57
4. India’s 1971 War for Bangladesh. 95

Conclusion. 141

Bibliography. 163
Index. 171

Über Autor(innen)

Barua, Pradeep
Pradeep P. Barua, Ph.D. (1995) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is Professor of History at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. He is the author of Gentlemen of the Raj: The Indian Army Officer Corps 1817-1949 (Praeger, 2003) and The State at War in South Asia (University of Nebraska Press, 2005).