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The Boer War and Malayan Emergency: Examples of British Counterinsurgency pre- and post-“Minimum Force”

SWJED — Thu, 20 Dec 2018 15:35:14 +0000

The Boer War and Malayan Emergency: Examples of British Counterinsurgency pre- and post-“Minimum Force”

Both operations were based on three key tenets of control: population control, food control and spatial control. Population control involved exerting enough force over the target population so that they would (or could) not provide support to active insurgent forces. Food control specifically targeted cattle and crops to deprive the enemy of resources and destroy fighting will and capability. Spatial control involved reducing the enemy’s operational space, preventing them from escape and evasion, and finally hunting the remnants down by exerting constant pressure through armed sweeps

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Algeria and Malaya: A Tale of Two Distinct and Dramatically Different Counterinsurgency Campaigns

SWJED — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 17:46:54 +0000

Algeria and Malaya: A Tale of Two Distinct and Dramatically Different Counterinsurgency Campaigns SWJED Mon, 08/26/2013 - 1:46pm

This SWJ article compares the British handling of the Malayan Emergency (1948-1960) with that of the French in Algeria (1954-1962).

Malaya: The Myth of Hearts and Minds

Peter J. Munson — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:44:09 +0000

Malaya: The Myth of Hearts and Minds Peter J. Munson Mon, 04/16/2012 - 5:44am

Sergio Miller takes an in-depth look at COIN in Malaya