Operational Art in the Success of the Malayan Counterinsurgency Campaign.

Abstract

LS.Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to answer the question: in operational art terms, why was the Malayan Counterinsurgency Campaign successful? The following facets of operational art are examined in relation to this: critical factors for both the insurgents and the British; operational intelligence of the British; operational command and control of the British; and the desired end-state o% the British. It is concluded that the 'Briggs Plan,' which was implemented in 1950, was the main source of the British success. It contained an intuitive appreciation of critical factors, operational intelligence and operational command and control. The guarantee of Malayan independence also played a large part in the British success. Finally, a warning is given that this paper does not give a prescription for success in counterinsurgency. It only gives a method of analyzing the problem of counterinsurgency which may lead to success.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 06, 1997
Accession Number
ADA325123

Entities

People

  • James R. Mallette Jr.

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Center Of Gravity
  • Command And Control
  • Communists
  • Counterinsurgency
  • Enemy Personnel
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Insurgency
  • Local Governments
  • Military Operations
  • Operational Intelligence
  • Security
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • History
  • Sociology

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control