British Small Wars - World (1945-2007)

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British Small Wars - World (1945-2007)

Riots, Rebellions, Gun-Boats and Peace Keepers.

Over forty more including The occupation of Japan, Italy and the Greek Civil War.

THE SENTRY Thus stands the British soldier of today, yesterday, and tomorrow. It seems to have become a tradition that the British Army must always be over stretched. One man has therefore to suffice in place of two, and a battalion is assigned a commitment broad enough for a brigade. Such has been the recurring pattern over the past forty years. Officers and men have accepted it, without complaint. They would appear to be at their happiest when thrust into some god forsaken place in the world and presented with a task of awesome dimensions, that some politician somewhere has blundered and called for help. The lone sentry at the crossroads of Empire seems well aware of this great tradition and we can confidently leave the reputations and traditions of the British Army in his keeping.
James Robinson In this chapter we will try to cover some of the little known and mostly unheard of small conflicts that British forces have been involved in since the end of W.W.II. Some were successful operations to put down rebellions while others tell the story of British forces quelling riots in various parts of the old Empire. Often Britain has been asked by her former members of the Empire for help and British troops have been sent to hot spots throughout the world, sometimes not to the knowledge of the British public.
British troops have also been involved in peacekeeping operations since the end of W.W.II. This particular type of operation was sometimes the hardest to do. There are many of these bush fire wars to cover and information is sometimes scarce so please bear with us. It is not our intention to ignore any of these operations. We would very much like to hear from any one who was evolved in any of these operations.