Introduction: The "Special Relationship":Origins, Meaning, and DynamicsChapter 1: Empires, Old and New: The Politics of CounterinsurgencyChapter 2: Anglo-American Military Culture and CounterinsurgencyChapter 3: The Changing of the Guard in the Postwar World: Counterinsurgency in Palestine and the Creation of IsraelChapter 4: The Malayan Emergency and America's Asian Cold WarChapter 5: Mayhem in the Mediterranean: Counterinsurgency in CyprusChapter 6: Middle Eastern "Winds of Change": Counterinsurgency in South Arabia Chapter 7: The Counterinsurgency Phoenix: Britain and America's War in VietnamChapter 8: The Old Country: America and the Northern Irish "Troubles"Chapter 9: "Shoulder to Shoulder" in the War in IraqChapter 10: Into the Hornet's Nest: The "Special Relationship" in AfghanistanConclusion: The Asymmetrical Alliance: Anglo-American Relations Then and Now BibliographyIndexAbout the Author