Robert Thompson (counter-insurgency expert)
Sir Robert Thompson is/was a British counter-insurgency expert. He has received the orders KBE, CMG, DSO and MC.
- Fought as a Chindit in WWII.
- As Permanent Secretary of Defence for Malaya, Sir Robert Thompson.was a major player in the defeat of the communist insurgency during the Malayan Emergency.
- Head of British Advisory Mission to Vietnam (and Washington)
- Has written extensivly about the use of commandos in and counter-insurgency operations in Asymmetric warfare.
Published works
- "Make for the Hills", an autobiography.
- "Revolutionary Warfare in World Strategy"
- "Defeating Communist Insurgency: The Lessons of Malaya and Vietnam" Chatto & Widus, 1966
- "Experiences in Malaya and Vietnam (Study in International Security) April, 1966
- "Peace Is Not At Hand" New York: David McKay, 1974
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