VICTORY IN HADES: THE FORGOTTEN WARS OF THE OMAN, 1957-1959 AND 1970-1976

dc.creator	S. Monick
dc.date	2012-02-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T20:08:15Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T20:08:15Z
dc.identifier	10.5787/12-3-608
dc.identifier	2224-0020
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/d6a71f2fbf554892bdb48f3ca0853484
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/8069
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/d6a71f2fbf554892bdb48f3ca0853484
dc.description	<p><strong>Part 1</strong></p><p>It is generally conceded that the record of post- World War II Western or pro-Western governments in countering insurgency has been marked by a long and sad succession of failures. The French endeavours to overcome insurgent forces in Indo-China and Algeria, those of the British with regard to Cyprus and Aden, the American efforts in Vietnam, the Rhodesian and Portuguese counter-offensives in the Zambezi salient, have all ended in ignominous defeat; either through military inadequacy (as in Indo- China); or, more commonly, through political pressures totally nullifying military success (as was the case in Algeria, Aden, Cyprus, the Portuguese Lusophone provinces in Africa, and Rhodesia). There is, however,one extremely significant illustration of a highly successful COIN (counter-insurgency) campaign which has received comparatively little attention; despite the fact that it has been fought in one of the most strategically crucial areas of the globe. This is the war in the Oman; or, more specifically, the series of wars which marked the years 1957-1959 and 1970-1976. The wars are unique in the annals of post-World War II military history, for reasons which will become apparent in the following article.</p>
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy)
dc.relation	http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/608
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0020
dc.source	Scientia Militaria : South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 12, Iss 3 (2012)
dc.subject	COIN (counter-insurgency) campaign
dc.subject	post- World War II
dc.subject	The Sultan's Forces: The Role of Mercenaries
dc.subject	Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF)
dc.subject	Trucial Oman Scouts
dc.subject	Dhofar Force
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.title	VICTORY IN HADES: THE FORGOTTEN WARS OF THE OMAN, 1957-1959 AND 1970-1976
dc.type	Article