The Tamil separatist war in Sri Lanka

The Tamil separatist war in Sri Lanka
Channa Wickremesekera, Channa ...
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The Tamil separatist war in Sri Lanka

The complex and long-drawn war between the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) ended with the defeat of the Tigers in 2009. This book provides a military history of the conflict in tracing its evolution from a battle between a ragtag guerrilla force and a mainly ceremonial army to one between an organized guerrilla force with semi-conventional capability and a state military apparatus that had morphed into a large and potent force with modern armour, aircraft and naval vessels. Using a wide range of sources this book offers an incisive analysis of the progress and conclusion of one of the longest and most destructive wars in modern South Asia. Comprehensive and accessible, the volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of modern South Asia, especially Sri Lanka, military history, politics, defence and strategic studies, as well as the general reader.

Publish Date
Publisher
Routledge
Language
English
Pages
270

Book Details


Table of Contents

From assassins to guerrillas: the birth of the Tamil rebellion
Learning to fight: the Sri Lankan military
The first showdown: 'Operation Liberation'
The IPKF interlude and the Tigers' return
The army on the offensive
The rise of the Sea Tigers and the battle for Kilali
A new regime, a new war
The problem of the Wanni
The east in ferment
The rise and fall of the Unceasing Waves
The peace that failed and the reconquest of the east
The rolling up the of Wanni
The last retreat of the Tamil Tigers.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-266) and index.

Published in
New York, NY

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
950
Library of Congress
DS489.84 .W53 2016, DS489.84, DS31-35.2

The Physical Object

Pagination
viii, [6] pages of plates, 270 pages
Number of pages
270

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL26955474M
ISBN 10
1138183113, 1138488739
ISBN 13
9781138183117, 9781138488731
LCCN
2017325407
OCLC/WorldCat
935690937, 941779686

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL19742402W

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