‘The extraordinary successes which the Russians have achieved’ - the conquest of Central Asia in Callwell’s small wars
Charles Callwell’s Small Wars (1896, 1899, 1906) is widely considered both an ur-text for modern counter-insurgency studies, and a primer for the racialized late-Victorian approach to war against ‘savages’: either way it is usually only considered within a British context. Alongside the numerous exa...
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| description | Charles Callwell’s Small Wars (1896, 1899, 1906) is widely considered both an ur-text for modern counter-insurgency studies, and a primer for the racialized late-Victorian approach to war against ‘savages’: either way it is usually only considered within a British context. Alongside the numerous examples Callwell used from British colonial campaigns, he frequently referred to those of other European powers – notably the Russian conquest of Central Asia. This article will seek to analyse Callwell’s views of Russian colonial warfare, establish the sources on which he relied, and evaluate his accuracy and the effect which the Russian example had on his thinking. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:88647f85-b3ae-4e25-9c09-d270605393da2023-02-06T16:04:33Z‘The extraordinary successes which the Russians have achieved’ - the conquest of Central Asia in Callwell’s small warsJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:88647f85-b3ae-4e25-9c09-d270605393daEnglishSymplectic Elements at OxfordTaylor and Francis2019Morrison, ACharles Callwell’s Small Wars (1896, 1899, 1906) is widely considered both an ur-text for modern counter-insurgency studies, and a primer for the racialized late-Victorian approach to war against ‘savages’: either way it is usually only considered within a British context. Alongside the numerous examples Callwell used from British colonial campaigns, he frequently referred to those of other European powers – notably the Russian conquest of Central Asia. This article will seek to analyse Callwell’s views of Russian colonial warfare, establish the sources on which he relied, and evaluate his accuracy and the effect which the Russian example had on his thinking. |
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