Robert Grainger Ker Thompson
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Sir Robert Grainger Ker Thompson KBE CMG DSO MC (1916–1992) was a British military officer and counter-insurgency expert who "was widely regarded on both sides of the Atlantic as the world's leading expert on countering the Mao Tse-tung technique of rural guerrilla insurgency".[1] His 1966 book Defeating Communist Insurgency played an important role in popularizing the "hearts and minds" approach to counterinsurgency.[2][3]
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Robert G. K. Thompson | |
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Born | 12 April 1916[1] |
Died | 16 May 1992 (aged 76)[1] |
Service/ | Royal Air Force |
Battles/wars | Burma Campaign during World War II Malayan Emergency |
Awards | Order of the British Empire (KBE) Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) Distinguished Service Order (DSO) Military Cross (MC) |
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