The Aden Emergency 1963-67, is another one of those forgotten conflicts that marked the end of the British Empire.

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The Aden Emergency 1963-67, is another one of those forgotten conflicts that marked the end of the British Empire.

Over 90 British servicemen were killed and 500 wounded in a 4-year war that not only has been largely forgotten but which Britain never really wanted to fight in the first place.

It also brought to the fore a maverick British Army officer, Lt. Colonel Colin Mitchell, dubbed by the press “Mad Mitch”.


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Chapters

0:00 Intro
0:45 Aden Colony
2:40 Arab Nationalism
4:00 Radfan Campaign
4:47 Insurgency
6:38 Aden Emergency
7:24 Battle of Crater 1967
9:08 Lt. Col. Colin Mitchell
11:41 Operation Stirling
13:33 "Mad Mitch"
16:28 Too Little, Too Late
17:30 British Evacuation
20:29 End of Empire
21:42 Conclusion
22:49 The History Chap


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Sources used to produce this video include:
"Mad Mitch's Tribal Law" - Aaron Edwards
"Having Been A Soldier" - Colin Mitchell
North Devon Veterans Association
National Army Museum
End of Empire Series 1985
Ministry of Defence
Imperial War Museum
Wikimedia Commons

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My name is Chris Green and I love to share stories from British history. Not just because they are interesting but because, good or bad, they have shaped the world we live in today.

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