Blair's Successful War: British Military Intervention in Sierra Leone

Dr Andrew M Dorman

Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., Mar 28, 2013 - Political Science - 170 pages

Andrew Dorman introduces Sierra Leone as Blair's second great military adventure after Kosovo and the first he undertook on his own. It is tied to Blair's 1999 Chicago speech on the 'Doctrine of the International Community', his move towards humanitarianism and the impact of the Kosovo experience. The book links this move with the rise of cosmopolitan militaries and the increasing involvement of Western forces in humanitarian operations and their impact on the international system. Furthermore, it places it within the context of defence transformation and the emerging Western expeditionary capabilities, in particular the European Union's new battle group concept and developments in concepts such as Network Centric Warfare and Networked Enabled Capability. Examining the whole campaign and considering the impact on the Blair Government, this book will prove to be a key reader on the topic.

Contents

• From the Creation of Sierra Leone to the: 29
• Lomé Peace Agreement and UNAMSIL the UN Peacekeeping: 45
• Evacuation May 2000: 61
• Saving UNAMSIL and Confronting the RUF: 87
• Operation Barras the Hostage Rescue: 103
• Impact of the Operation: 127
• Select Bibliography: 147

About the author

Andrew M. Dorman is Senior Lecturer, Defence Studies Department, King's College London based at the Joint Services Command and Staff College, UK

Bibliographic information

• Title: Blair's Successful War: British Military Intervention in Sierra Leone; Military Strategy and Operational Art
• Author: Dr Andrew M Dorman
• Contributor: Professor Howard M Hensel
• Edition: reprint, revised
• Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2013
• ISBN: 1409499367, 9781409499367
• Length: 170 pages
• Subjects: Political Science / General