Boobbyer, Philip (2018) Lord Rennell, Chief of AMGOT: A Study of His Approach to Politics and Military Government (c.1940–43). War in History, 25 (3). pp. 304-327. ISSN 0968-3445. (doi:10.1177/0968344516671737) (KAR id:61987)
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Abstract
Following Operation Husky in 1943, Francis Rodd, Lord Rennell (1895–1978) was Chief Civil Affairs Officer of AMGOT (Allied Military Government of Occupied Territories) in Sicily and
Southern Italy. He had previously held important posts in civil affairs in Africa. This article examines his approach to politics and military government, with particular reference to his
support for ‘indirect rule’. This doctrine helped rationalize the fact that British/Allied military rule often rested on a small number of staff. Rennell’s thoughts on AMGOT’s administrative
structures are also covered. A geographer and banker by background, Rennell emerges here as a reform-minded pragmatist.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| DOI/Identification number: | 10.1177/0968344516671737 |
| Uncontrolled keywords: | Francis Rodd, Lord Rennell, AMGOT, Allied military government, British military administration in Africa, indirect rule, the Mafia |
| Subjects: | D History General and Old World |
| Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Arts and Humanities > School of History |
| Depositing User: | M.R.L. Hurst |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Jun 2017 09:16 UTC |
| Last Modified: | 05 Nov 2024 10:56 UTC |
| Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/61987 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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Boobbyer, Philip.
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