The Dhofar Conflict
the sas and counterinsurgency
$67.65
- Hardcover
272 pages
- Release Date
30 June 2025
Summary
Dhofar: Britain’s Secret War in Arabia
COIN, or counterinsurgency, plays a pivotal role in international relations and military history, particularly during the Cold War and decolonization era. While “Big War” theory dominates discussions today, COIN remains a global phenomenon.
This book delves into the Dhofar Conflict, where the Dhofar Liberation Front (DLF) and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman and the Arabian Gulf (PFLOAG), backed by China, the USSR, and other…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781036108878 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1036108872 |
| Author: | Stephen Quick |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 30 June 2025 |
| Weight: | 536g |
| Dimensions: | 36mm x 375mm x 233mm |
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About The Author
Stephen Quick
Dr. Stephen Quick is a Lecturer/Assistant Professor at Rabdan Academy in Abu Dhabi, and has been based in the Middle East for over a decade. He obtained his PhD. from King’s College London in ‘War Studies’. His employment history includes service in the UK Armed Forces (Royal Naval Officer), a role in managing delivery of the United Arab Emirates’s (UAE) ‘Al Bayariq’ national schools programme (the forerunner of the country’s National Service Programme) and at the UAE National Defence College (NDC) as a Support Manager and Faculty Member.
His publications include: The Dhofar War; British Covert Campaigning in Arabia (Exeter University Press, 2024).
Publications: ‘The United Kingdom’s Military Return to the Gulf and Regional Security (National Defence Security Journal 10, 2023; ‘The First and Future 50: Reflections on UEA Development (NDSJ 9 2022); Arabian Peninsula Histories: The 1962-67 Civil War in (North) Yemen: A Historical Perspective (NDSJ 6 2019); Arabian Peninsular Histories: The Dhofar War in Oman (NDSJ 559 2018 ‘Can Piracy Be Defeated Soley by Effected Policing and Criminal Justice Systems? (Nation Shield Journal 550, 2021; The Dhofar War; British Campaigning in Arabia (Exeter University 2024).
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