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... largely to the background of British rule and organisation, a loyal police force and the established policy that ... payments by Lloyds, showing at least where British hearts and minds were focused. We can go further.  None of the ... report , p. 94). This active force was supported by the Min Yuen (People’s Movement), sympathisers that possibly numbered ...

Journal Article - Apr 16 2012 - 4:44am - 23 comments

... Westmoreland is long overdue, powerful for its restraint and careful annotation, a complete treatment of a man who caused tremendous ... too. Especially the somewhat scathing remarks about "hearts and minds" in the beginning. I don't know what to make of it. I kind of ...

Blog post - May 22 2012 - 7:29am - 22 comments - 0 attachments

... that one American could help change the lives of Afghans and bring light and learning to a troubled part of the world." ... Well for whatever it is worth, in the so called classic hearts and minds coin campaign of the British in Malaya it was exactly lots of ...

Blog post - Apr 21 2011 - 3:31pm - 48 comments - 0 attachments

... stories in Greg Mortenson's books "Three Cups of Tea" and "Stones into Schools" are not true. Much more at the LAT and ... book has not become army doctrine, but as a symbol of the hearts and minds approach he has become very influential in the American Army. ...

Blog post - Apr 18 2011 - 8:06pm - 59 comments - 0 attachments

... Win Wars? Today's General Politicks and Does P.R., Too is the title of a New York Times piece by Thom ... (not always, but in most cases, the Taliban tried a hearts and minds approach, but it isn't working too well for them, because the ...

Blog post - Aug 12 2010 - 8:14pm - 62 comments - 0 attachments