The Dhofar War

<p><strong>Finalist for the SAHR Chapple Prize for Best First Book on British Military History</strong></p><p>Between 1965 and 1975 Britain discreetly supported the Sultanate of Oman in achieving a historic Cold War-era counterinsurgency win in its remote Dhofar Province. To date this role has traditionally been represented either in terms of a narrow operational success or has been reduced to one of failure-oriented peripheral player. <em>The Dhofar War: British Covert Campaigning in Arabia 1965-1975</em> re-examines the historical record to present a more balanced verdict of the war and the overall importance of the UK's role. </p><p>In an original approach the author puts forward the case that the hitherto undersold scale of UK military and non-martial assistance to Oman during the Dhofar War was the primary war-winning factor. Alongside this he makes the key assertion that Britain's role changed significantly throughout-from dominance in facilitating the war's prosecution to one that was more advisory or support oriented as the Sultanate fought back against a communist-backed insurgency.</p><p>With in-depth research undertaken in archives and collections in the UK and Oman the author caters for a broad international audience. The book will be of interest to students and scholars of military counterinsurgency and Middle Eastern/Arabian Peninsula history the military and governmental policy community and members of the public with an interest in this region's history.</p>