Alberta is bounded by the provinces of British Columbia to the west and Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the US state of Montana to the south. Alberta is one of three Canadian provinces and territories to border only a single US state and one of only two landlocked provinces. It has a predominantly Humid continental climate, but seasonal temperature average swings are smaller than to areas further east, with winters being warmed by occasional chinook winds bringing sudden warming which moderates average temperatures.
Alberta's capital Edmonton is near the geographic centre of the province and is the primary supply and service hub for Canada's crude oil, oil sands (Athabasca oil sands) and other northern resource industries.
Alberta (Minister of Education) v Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright)
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Alberta is the name of more than one traditional blues song.
Lead Belly song
Lead Belly recorded a song "Alberta" in four versions. One of these was recorded in New York on January 23, 1935 (for ARC Records, which did not issue it), and a similar version was recorded in New York on June 15, 1940 (included on Leadbelly: Complete Recorded Works, vol. 1, 1 April 1939 to 15 June 1940). Another version, recorded in Wilton, Connecticut, on January 20, 1935, included the lyrics "Take me, Alberta, take me down in your rocking chair" and is included on Gwine Dig a Hole to Put the Devil In (Rounder Records, Library of Congress Recordings, vol. 2). Lead Belly's fourth recorded version survives on recording disc BC-122 of the Mary Elizabeth Barnicle–Tillman Cadle Collection at East Tennessee State University, recorded near the date of June 15, 1948, with which several related discs are labeled.
Wheeler 1944 song
Mary Wheeler, in her Steamboatin' Days: Folk Songs of the River Packet Era (Baton Rouge, La.: Louisiana State University Press, 1944), records a song she collected from Gabriel "Uncle Gabe" Hester, with the lyrics:
The Aden Emergency & The Forgotten Battle of Crater 1967
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 of...
published: 27 Jul 2023
Soldier in the Sun (1964) Aden/Yemen BBC
From 1964, this "informational programme" follows the British Army in Aden (Yemen) during the state of emergency in 1964.
Aden was one of the last outposts of the British Empire and a strategic part of the Arabian Gulf guarding access to the Suez Canal. The British colony had become a hotbed of insurgency, supported by Egypt. The film follows British (occuypying) troops as they try to keep order in an increasingly violent mountainous region from where the insurgents regularly attack the Port area.
published: 04 Mar 2019
Aden - Last Troops Withdraw Aka Last Guard Of Honour Reviewed Before Leaving (1967)
No title. British troops withdraw from Aden (Yemen), Middle East. Last guard of honour reviewed before leaving.
Panning shot High Commissioner Sir Humphrey Trevelyan walking across airstrip. Various shots armoured cars lined up in guard of honour. Sir Humphrey and British army commander-in-chief board aeroplane. C/U armed soldier. L/S Union Jack flag coming down as plane taxies out. M/S Union Jack coming down.
L/S helicopter lands. C/U British soldiers with kit bags running to board helicopter. L/S as the board the helicopter. C/U radio operator. L/S helicopter lifting off. More shots troops running to board another helicopter. C/U as they board. The last helicopter takes off.
Trevelyan walking across airstrip guard of honour
FILM ID:2047.21
A VIDEO FROM ...
published: 13 Apr 2014
Aden Insurgency - Desert of the Sultan
The British launched a clandestine war in Yemen to keep their enemies at bay. But still the situation in Aden spiraled out of control, culminating in a bloody slaughter from 1962 to 1967. In that same year, the British Army finally withdrew from Yemen.
published: 31 Aug 2023
British Soldiers in Aden - Yemen (1963 - 1967)
British Soldiers in Aden - Yemen (1963 - 1967)
published: 06 May 2022
CAN958 BRITISH SOLDIERS FIGHT ADEN DEMONSTRATORS
(11 Mar 1966) STORY
Scenes of fighting after Yemeni demonstration against British presence in Aden.
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British Troops Battle Aden Rebels | 2 Paratroopers Killed | "Cap Badge" | Radfan Campaign | May 1964
Tuesday, May 5th 1964.
Footage from a furious battle between British troops and local insurgents linked to the National Liberation Front, a Marxist political organisation with a paramilitary wing.
Source: Reuters News Archive.
Notes:
The British troops were carrying out the second phase of the Radfan Campaign, one of a series of operations conducted during the Aden Emergency between January and May of 1964.
The first operation in January was known as "Nut cracker" and this, the second one, was dubbed "Cap Badge". The battle on the Radfan Mountains lasted for 12 hours with two British paratroops killed and at least 6 insurgents killed.
The British paratroopers began the operation by marching under the darkness of night to an area where they encircled the insurgents. An artillery force...
published: 24 Jul 2021
British Soldiers The Aden Emergency
The Aden Emergency, also known as the Radfan Uprising, was an insurgency against the British Crown and South Arabia forces in the British Protectorate of South Arabia which now form part of Yemen. Partly inspired by Nasser's pan-Arab nationalism, it began on 14 October 1963 with the throwing of a grenade at a gathering of British officials at Aden Airport. A state of emergency was then declared in the British Crown colony of Aden and its hinterland, the Aden Protectorate. The emergency escalated in 1967 and hastened the end of British rule in the territory which had begun in 1839. On 30 November 1967, British forces withdrew and the independent People's Republic of South Yemen was proclaimed.
Here is a short piece of film that was grabbed by a Reuters cameraman in 1967. It graphically show...
The Aden Emergency 1963-67, is another one of those forgotten conflicts that marked the end of the British Empire.
Chris Green is The History Chap; telling sto...
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
#adenemergency #britisharmy #operationstirling #battleofcrater #britishempire
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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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”.
Similar videos from my channel:
The Suez Crisis 1956
https://youtu.be/wYuHnBzljdA
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
#adenemergency #britisharmy #operationstirling #battleofcrater #britishempire
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.
History should not be stuffy or a long list of dates or kings & queens.
So rather than lectures or Youtube animations, I tell stories that bring the past to life.
My aim is to be chat as if I were having a coffee or meal with you. Jean in Maryland, USA recently wrote: "Chris, is the history teacher I wish I had at school!"
Just for the record, I do have a history degree in Medieval & Modern history from the University of Birmingham.
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From 1964, this "informational programme" follows the British Army in Aden (Yemen) during the state of emergency in 1964.
Aden was one of the last outposts of...
From 1964, this "informational programme" follows the British Army in Aden (Yemen) during the state of emergency in 1964.
Aden was one of the last outposts of the British Empire and a strategic part of the Arabian Gulf guarding access to the Suez Canal. The British colony had become a hotbed of insurgency, supported by Egypt. The film follows British (occuypying) troops as they try to keep order in an increasingly violent mountainous region from where the insurgents regularly attack the Port area.
From 1964, this "informational programme" follows the British Army in Aden (Yemen) during the state of emergency in 1964.
Aden was one of the last outposts of the British Empire and a strategic part of the Arabian Gulf guarding access to the Suez Canal. The British colony had become a hotbed of insurgency, supported by Egypt. The film follows British (occuypying) troops as they try to keep order in an increasingly violent mountainous region from where the insurgents regularly attack the Port area.
No title. British troops withdraw from Aden (Yemen), Middle East. Last guard of honour reviewed before leaving.
Panning shot High Commissioner Sir Humphrey...
No title. British troops withdraw from Aden (Yemen), Middle East. Last guard of honour reviewed before leaving.
Panning shot High Commissioner Sir Humphrey Trevelyan walking across airstrip. Various shots armoured cars lined up in guard of honour. Sir Humphrey and British army commander-in-chief board aeroplane. C/U armed soldier. L/S Union Jack flag coming down as plane taxies out. M/S Union Jack coming down.
L/S helicopter lands. C/U British soldiers with kit bags running to board helicopter. L/S as the board the helicopter. C/U radio operator. L/S helicopter lifting off. More shots troops running to board another helicopter. C/U as they board. The last helicopter takes off.
Trevelyan walking across airstrip guard of honour
FILM ID:2047.21
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British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website. https://www.britishpathe.com/
No title. British troops withdraw from Aden (Yemen), Middle East. Last guard of honour reviewed before leaving.
Panning shot High Commissioner Sir Humphrey Trevelyan walking across airstrip. Various shots armoured cars lined up in guard of honour. Sir Humphrey and British army commander-in-chief board aeroplane. C/U armed soldier. L/S Union Jack flag coming down as plane taxies out. M/S Union Jack coming down.
L/S helicopter lands. C/U British soldiers with kit bags running to board helicopter. L/S as the board the helicopter. C/U radio operator. L/S helicopter lifting off. More shots troops running to board another helicopter. C/U as they board. The last helicopter takes off.
Trevelyan walking across airstrip guard of honour
FILM ID:2047.21
A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. http://www.britishpathe.tv/
FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/
British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website. https://www.britishpathe.com/
The British launched a clandestine war in Yemen to keep their enemies at bay. But still the situation in Aden spiraled out of control, culminating in a bloody s...
The British launched a clandestine war in Yemen to keep their enemies at bay. But still the situation in Aden spiraled out of control, culminating in a bloody slaughter from 1962 to 1967. In that same year, the British Army finally withdrew from Yemen.
The British launched a clandestine war in Yemen to keep their enemies at bay. But still the situation in Aden spiraled out of control, culminating in a bloody slaughter from 1962 to 1967. In that same year, the British Army finally withdrew from Yemen.
(11 Mar 1966) STORY
Scenes of fighting after Yemeni demonstration against British presence in Aden.
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(11 Mar 1966) STORY
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(11 Mar 1966) STORY
Scenes of fighting after Yemeni demonstration against British presence in Aden.
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Tuesday, May 5th 1964.
Footage from a furious battle between British troops and local insurgents linked to the National Liberation Front, a Marxist political o...
Tuesday, May 5th 1964.
Footage from a furious battle between British troops and local insurgents linked to the National Liberation Front, a Marxist political organisation with a paramilitary wing.
Source: Reuters News Archive.
Notes:
The British troops were carrying out the second phase of the Radfan Campaign, one of a series of operations conducted during the Aden Emergency between January and May of 1964.
The first operation in January was known as "Nut cracker" and this, the second one, was dubbed "Cap Badge". The battle on the Radfan Mountains lasted for 12 hours with two British paratroops killed and at least 6 insurgents killed.
The British paratroopers began the operation by marching under the darkness of night to an area where they encircled the insurgents. An artillery force fired a salvo of rounds for diversionary purposes while the paratroops charged a targeted village and occupied it. They were then fired upon from the surrounding mountains and pinned down until relieved by marine commandos.
A communique issued at the time by the British Middle East Commander-in-Chief said that while the British had achieved their immediate aim, the "military threat" had not been eliminated.
A total of 13 British military personnel were killed between April 25th 1964 and July 31st 1964.
The Radfan uprising would escalate in 1967 and British forces would be withdrawn and bring to an end British rule which had commenced in 1839.
The independent People's Republic of South Yemen was then proclaimed.
NB
A Brief Reflection on British Counter-Insurgency Campaigns since the End of the Second World War http://adeyinkamakinde.blogspot.com/2017/09/a-brief-reflection-on-british-counter.html
Tuesday, May 5th 1964.
Footage from a furious battle between British troops and local insurgents linked to the National Liberation Front, a Marxist political organisation with a paramilitary wing.
Source: Reuters News Archive.
Notes:
The British troops were carrying out the second phase of the Radfan Campaign, one of a series of operations conducted during the Aden Emergency between January and May of 1964.
The first operation in January was known as "Nut cracker" and this, the second one, was dubbed "Cap Badge". The battle on the Radfan Mountains lasted for 12 hours with two British paratroops killed and at least 6 insurgents killed.
The British paratroopers began the operation by marching under the darkness of night to an area where they encircled the insurgents. An artillery force fired a salvo of rounds for diversionary purposes while the paratroops charged a targeted village and occupied it. They were then fired upon from the surrounding mountains and pinned down until relieved by marine commandos.
A communique issued at the time by the British Middle East Commander-in-Chief said that while the British had achieved their immediate aim, the "military threat" had not been eliminated.
A total of 13 British military personnel were killed between April 25th 1964 and July 31st 1964.
The Radfan uprising would escalate in 1967 and British forces would be withdrawn and bring to an end British rule which had commenced in 1839.
The independent People's Republic of South Yemen was then proclaimed.
NB
A Brief Reflection on British Counter-Insurgency Campaigns since the End of the Second World War http://adeyinkamakinde.blogspot.com/2017/09/a-brief-reflection-on-british-counter.html
The Aden Emergency, also known as the Radfan Uprising, was an insurgency against the British Crown and South Arabia forces in the British Protectorate of South ...
The Aden Emergency, also known as the Radfan Uprising, was an insurgency against the British Crown and South Arabia forces in the British Protectorate of South Arabia which now form part of Yemen. Partly inspired by Nasser's pan-Arab nationalism, it began on 14 October 1963 with the throwing of a grenade at a gathering of British officials at Aden Airport. A state of emergency was then declared in the British Crown colony of Aden and its hinterland, the Aden Protectorate. The emergency escalated in 1967 and hastened the end of British rule in the territory which had begun in 1839. On 30 November 1967, British forces withdrew and the independent People's Republic of South Yemen was proclaimed.
Here is a short piece of film that was grabbed by a Reuters cameraman in 1967. It graphically shows the hatred of the local people that had built up in the British troops.
The Aden Emergency, also known as the Radfan Uprising, was an insurgency against the British Crown and South Arabia forces in the British Protectorate of South Arabia which now form part of Yemen. Partly inspired by Nasser's pan-Arab nationalism, it began on 14 October 1963 with the throwing of a grenade at a gathering of British officials at Aden Airport. A state of emergency was then declared in the British Crown colony of Aden and its hinterland, the Aden Protectorate. The emergency escalated in 1967 and hastened the end of British rule in the territory which had begun in 1839. On 30 November 1967, British forces withdrew and the independent People's Republic of South Yemen was proclaimed.
Here is a short piece of film that was grabbed by a Reuters cameraman in 1967. It graphically shows the hatred of the local people that had built up in the British troops.
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”.
Similar videos from my channel:
The Suez Crisis 1956
https://youtu.be/wYuHnBzljdA
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
#adenemergency #britisharmy #operationstirling #battleofcrater #britishempire
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.
History should not be stuffy or a long list of dates or kings & queens.
So rather than lectures or Youtube animations, I tell stories that bring the past to life.
My aim is to be chat as if I were having a coffee or meal with you. Jean in Maryland, USA recently wrote: "Chris, is the history teacher I wish I had at school!"
Just for the record, I do have a history degree in Medieval & Modern history from the University of Birmingham.
Disclaimer: All opinions and comments expressed in the 'Comments' section do not reflect the opinions of Chris Green Communication Ltd t/a The History Chap. All opinions and comments should contribute to the dialogue. Chris Green Communication Ltd does not condone written attacks, insults, racism, sexism, extremism, violence or otherwise questionable comments or material in the 'Comments' section, and reserves the right to delete any comment violating this rule or to block any poster from the channel.
From 1964, this "informational programme" follows the British Army in Aden (Yemen) during the state of emergency in 1964.
Aden was one of the last outposts of the British Empire and a strategic part of the Arabian Gulf guarding access to the Suez Canal. The British colony had become a hotbed of insurgency, supported by Egypt. The film follows British (occuypying) troops as they try to keep order in an increasingly violent mountainous region from where the insurgents regularly attack the Port area.
No title. British troops withdraw from Aden (Yemen), Middle East. Last guard of honour reviewed before leaving.
Panning shot High Commissioner Sir Humphrey Trevelyan walking across airstrip. Various shots armoured cars lined up in guard of honour. Sir Humphrey and British army commander-in-chief board aeroplane. C/U armed soldier. L/S Union Jack flag coming down as plane taxies out. M/S Union Jack coming down.
L/S helicopter lands. C/U British soldiers with kit bags running to board helicopter. L/S as the board the helicopter. C/U radio operator. L/S helicopter lifting off. More shots troops running to board another helicopter. C/U as they board. The last helicopter takes off.
Trevelyan walking across airstrip guard of honour
FILM ID:2047.21
A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. http://www.britishpathe.tv/
FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/
British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website. https://www.britishpathe.com/
The British launched a clandestine war in Yemen to keep their enemies at bay. But still the situation in Aden spiraled out of control, culminating in a bloody slaughter from 1962 to 1967. In that same year, the British Army finally withdrew from Yemen.
(11 Mar 1966) STORY
Scenes of fighting after Yemeni demonstration against British presence in Aden.
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Tuesday, May 5th 1964.
Footage from a furious battle between British troops and local insurgents linked to the National Liberation Front, a Marxist political organisation with a paramilitary wing.
Source: Reuters News Archive.
Notes:
The British troops were carrying out the second phase of the Radfan Campaign, one of a series of operations conducted during the Aden Emergency between January and May of 1964.
The first operation in January was known as "Nut cracker" and this, the second one, was dubbed "Cap Badge". The battle on the Radfan Mountains lasted for 12 hours with two British paratroops killed and at least 6 insurgents killed.
The British paratroopers began the operation by marching under the darkness of night to an area where they encircled the insurgents. An artillery force fired a salvo of rounds for diversionary purposes while the paratroops charged a targeted village and occupied it. They were then fired upon from the surrounding mountains and pinned down until relieved by marine commandos.
A communique issued at the time by the British Middle East Commander-in-Chief said that while the British had achieved their immediate aim, the "military threat" had not been eliminated.
A total of 13 British military personnel were killed between April 25th 1964 and July 31st 1964.
The Radfan uprising would escalate in 1967 and British forces would be withdrawn and bring to an end British rule which had commenced in 1839.
The independent People's Republic of South Yemen was then proclaimed.
NB
A Brief Reflection on British Counter-Insurgency Campaigns since the End of the Second World War http://adeyinkamakinde.blogspot.com/2017/09/a-brief-reflection-on-british-counter.html
The Aden Emergency, also known as the Radfan Uprising, was an insurgency against the British Crown and South Arabia forces in the British Protectorate of South Arabia which now form part of Yemen. Partly inspired by Nasser's pan-Arab nationalism, it began on 14 October 1963 with the throwing of a grenade at a gathering of British officials at Aden Airport. A state of emergency was then declared in the British Crown colony of Aden and its hinterland, the Aden Protectorate. The emergency escalated in 1967 and hastened the end of British rule in the territory which had begun in 1839. On 30 November 1967, British forces withdrew and the independent People's Republic of South Yemen was proclaimed.
Here is a short piece of film that was grabbed by a Reuters cameraman in 1967. It graphically shows the hatred of the local people that had built up in the British troops.