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Britain and the war on terror policy, strategy and operations

Why did Britain come to play such a prominent role in the war on terror and why did the military instrument come to be the dominant theme in the British prosecution of what was an ideological and political struggle? This book is an analysis of Britain's war against Al Qaeda and the phenomenon o...

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Main Author: Chin, Warren (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Farnham, England London Ashgate Routledge 2013
Series:Military strategy and operational art
Subjects:
Qaida (Organization)
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
Terrorism > Great Britain > Prevention
Great Britain > Military policy
Great Britain > Foreign relations > 1997-
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Britain's strategic framework for conducting the War on Terror
  • Al Qaeda's strategic framework: the three riders of the apocalypse : religion, terrorism and weapons of mass destruction
  • Why did the Blair government decide to go to war with Iraq in 2003?
  • The British occupation of Iraq 2003-2009
  • UK strategy and operations in Afghanistan 2006-2010
  • The war on the home front: Al Qaeda and terrorism in the UK
  • Conclusion

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