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001			17489310
010			_a 2012337820
020			_a9789558408707
082			_a303.625095493 _bCHA/G
100	1		_aChandraprema, C. A
245	1	0	_aGōta's war : the crushing of Tamil Tiger Terrorism in Sri Lanka
260			_b2012
300			_a507 pages, 11 unnumbered pages : _billustrations, maps ;
520			_aThis book tells the story of the war between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Government of Sri Lanka in the context of the wider political conflict which began in 1956, with the introduction of Sinhala as the official language of the island. In January 2008, the FBI ranked the LTTE as the world's deadliest terrorist organization outranking even Al Qaeda. Yet by May 2009, the LTTE military organization lay completely annihilated by President Mahinda Rajapaksha's government. At the center of it all, coordinating the war effort with the armed forces, stood the President's brother and Defence Secretary, Gotabhaya Rajapaksa - soldier turned IT professional turned public servant. This is the story of how a small island nation turned the tide after a 30 year war, with a terrorist organization which not only had armed militants but also an air force and navy wing. It is the first time in recent history where a terrorist organization was eliminated and how it happened.
650		0	_aTerrorism
650		0	_aSri Lanka
650		0	_aTamil̲īl̲a Viṭutalaippulikaḷ (Association)
942			_cBK
999			_c62656 _d62656