Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Aberystwyth, 2006, titled: British Army counterinsurgency and the use of force in Kenya, 1952-56.
'A determined campaign against the terrorist bands'
'Harmonious relations' : soldiers, civilians, and committees
'Possibly restrictive to the operations' : marginalising international law in colonial rebellions
'The degree of force necessary' : British traditions in countering colonial rebellions
'Restraint backed by good discipline'
'A dead man cannot talk' : the need for restraint
'A lot of indiscriminate shooting' : military repression before Erskine's arrival
'Severe repressive measures' : the army under Erskine
'An essential part of the campaign' : civil-military alliances.
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Fighting the Mau Mau : the British Army and counter-insurgency in the Kenya Emergency by Huw C. Bennett. ISBN 9781107656246. Published by Cambridge University Press in 2013. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
