Britain and the Yemen civil war, 1962-1965: ministers, mercenaries and mandarins: foreign policy and the limits of covert action

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Contents: Acknowledgements Key Terms, Acronyms and Abbreviations Introduction: Themes and Issues Britain and the Yemen Civil War: Prelude to Intervention The Legacy of Yemeni Irredentism: The Debate over Recognition of the YAR Between Whitehall and the White House: Anglo-American Relations A Constrained Response: The Limits of Covert Action The Mercenary Operations: British Subterfuge and the French Connection A Very British Affair': The Guerrilla Campaign, October 1963-September 1964 Plus ca change, plus la meme chose': The Labour Government, Aden, and the Yemen Civil War From the Jaws of Victory': The Political Defeat of Britain in South Arabia Conclusion: Political Conviction and the BMO Notes Bibliography Index.