Sir Robert Thompson
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Sir Robert Thompson was a British counterinsurgency expert and colonial administrator best known for shaping anti-guerrilla strategies in Malaya and later advising U.S. policy in the Vietnam War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British civil servant
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colonial administrator ⓘ counterinsurgency expert ⓘ person ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Companion of the Order of the Bath
NERFINISHED
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Distinguished Flying Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ Efficiency Decoration NERFINISHED ⓘ Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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| dateOfBirth | 1916-04-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1992-05-15 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Sedbergh School
NERFINISHED
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Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| fieldOfWork |
colonial administration
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counterinsurgency ⓘ guerrilla warfare ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| influenced |
United States counterinsurgency doctrine
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Vietnam War pacification strategy ⓘ |
| influencedBy | British imperial policing experience ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advising United States policy in Vietnam War
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counterinsurgency practice ⓘ counterinsurgency theory ⓘ role in Malayan Emergency ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Robert Grainger Ker Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Defeating Communist Insurgency
NERFINISHED
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No Exit From Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ Revolutionary War in World Strategy, 1945–1969 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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civil servant ⓘ military strategist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
County Londonderry
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Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Londonderry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
England
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Advisor to U.S. Mission in Vietnam
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Chairman, British Advisory Mission to South Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ Head of Emergency Operations, Malaya ⓘ Permanent Secretary for Defence, Federation of Malaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Burma
NERFINISHED
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South-East Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theoryEmphasized |
importance of secure rural areas in defeating insurgents
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political primacy over military action in insurgencies ⓘ population-centric counterinsurgency ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Malayan Emergency
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Vietnam War counterinsurgency ⓘ |
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