Studies in Military and Strategic History

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The British Army and Jewish Insurgency in Palestine, 1945-47

by David A. Charters

Published 12 June 1989

The first comprehensive scholarly study of the British Army's campaign against the Jewish insurgency in postwar Palestine, this book shows how outdated doctrine, traditional resistance to change, and postwar turbulence hampered the army's efforts to modify its counter-insurgency tactics. It also shows why the security forces failed to develop intelligence sufficient to defeat the insurgents.