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Speller, Ian (2006) The Seaborne/Airborne Concept: Littoral Manoeuvre in the 1960s? Journal of Strategic Studies, 29 (1). pp. 1-44.
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Abstract
This paper examines the seaborne/airborne concept, an approach to expeditionary warfare developed in Britain in the early 1960s. It identifies the strategic challenges that forced Britain to reassess its approach to the projection of power overseas and identifies the ways in which the new concept sought to meet these challenges. The âlessonsâ learned from experience at Suez (1956) and Kuwait (1961) and their impact on procurement and on inter-service relations is addressed. The paper also examines modern British doctrine for maritime expeditionary warfare and argues that contemporary concepts such as âLittoral Manoeuvreâ reflect the basic principles established in the 1960s.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | Seaborne; Airborne; Littoral Manoeuvre; |
| Academic Unit: | Faculty of Arts,Celtic Studies and Philosophy > History |
| Item ID: | 842 |
| Depositing User: | Ian Speller |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Dec 2007 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Strategic Studies |
| Publisher: | Routledge |
| Refereed: | Yes |
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| URI: | https://mu.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/842 |
| Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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