Why Insurgents Fail | Examining Post-World War II Failed Insurgencies

"The purpose of this thesis is to determine whether historical analysis of post World War II failed insurgencies identifies common characteristics that can be exploited to promote failure in future insurgencies. Most studies of insurgencies have focused primarily on counterinsurgency efforts, rather than on the characteristics of the insurgency itself. Furthermore these studies, to date, have focused most attention on why insurgencies succeed. However, there has been limited research into why others fail." by Frank H. Zimmerman.

Bush War | The Road to Cuito Cuanavale

For almost 15 years, South Africa was involved in a civil war in Angola - The so-called Bush War on behalf of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola faction. The climax of the conflict portrayed in this history was the battle of Cuito Cuanavale, the largest military engagement on African soil since World War II.

Portuguese Counterinsurgency Campaigning in Africa - 1961-1974 | A Military Analysis

From the dusty shelves of the archives. This thesis, by John Pearce Cann, III,  "...makes a comparative analysis of the counterinsurgency campaign fought by the Portuguese government in its African colonies from the time of the Angola uprisings in 1961 until the military coup in 1974. It describes how Portugal defined and analysed its insurgency problem in light of the available knowledge on counterinsurgency, how it developed its military policies and doctrines in this context, and how it applied them in the African colonial environment."