The Aden Emergency: Britain's Last Stand in South Arabia

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the Aden Emergency (1963-1967), the insurgency that ended 128 years of British rule in South Arabia. They focus on the Radfan Campaign of 1964, the role of the National Liberation Front and the Front for the Liberation of Occupied South Yemen, the 1964 Battle of Wadi Taym, and the decision to withdraw. They discuss Egyptian support for the rebels, the assassination of High Commissioner Sir Kennedy Trevaskis, the Crater mutiny of 1967, and the final evacuation from Steamer Point. The episode also touches on the forgotten story of the Aden Protectorate Levies and the political maneuvering of the Federation of South Arabia. A vivid, specific look at a lost colonial war.

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