Sir Robert Thompson is/was a British counter-insurgency expert. He has received the orders KBE, CMG, DSO and MC.
- Fought as a Chindit in WWII.
- As Permanent Secretary of Defence for Malaya, Sir Robert Thompson was a major player in the defeat of the communist insurgency during the Malayan Emergency.
- Head of British Advisory Mission to Vietnam (and Washington)
- Has written extensively about the use of commandos in and counter-insurgency operations in Asymmetric warfare.
Published works
- "Defeating Communist Insurgency: Experiences in Malaya and Vietnam (Study in International Security)", Chatto & Widus, 1966, ISBN 070111133X
- "Royal Flying Corps (Famous Regts. S)",L Cooper, 1968, ISBN 085052010X
- "No Exit From Vietnam", David McKay company, Inc., New York, 1969 ,ISBN 0701114940
- "Revolutionary Warfare in World Strategy", Taplinger Publishing Co., 1970
- "Peace Is Not At Hand" New York: David McKay,London: Chatto and Windus, 1974, ISBN 0701120576
- "War in Peace: An Analysis of Warfare Since 1945",(consultant editor) 1981, Octopuss Publishing Limited, London, ISBN 0856133418
- "Make for the Hills", an autobiography, London, Pen & Sword Books/Leo Cooper, 1989, ISBN 0850527619
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