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Times of troubles : Britain's war in Northern Ireland / Andrew Sanders and Ian S. Wood.
LIBRA DA990.U46 S356 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sanders, Andrew.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Great Britain. Army--History--20th century.
- Great Britain.
- Irish Republican Army--History--20th century.
- Irish Republican Army.
- Great Britain. Army.
- Political violence--Northern Ireland--History--20th century.
- Political violence.
- History.
- Northern Ireland.
- Northern Ireland--History--1968-1998.
- Northern Ireland--History--1998-.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 276 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2012.
- Summary:
- When do 'troubles', riots and insurgency become war? How does a liberal state respond to an internal war within its own borders? How does it define the rules of engagement for its armed forces? These questions, among others, faced the British government in 1969, when it decided to send the British Army to the streets of Northern Ireland.
- This is the first academic study of the British Army in Northern Ireland, featuring Scottish, Welsh, Irish and English regiments. It investigates the complex experiences of soldiers during the often-controversial Operation Banner (1969-2007). The experiences of these soldiers raise many important and difficult questions on war and policy.
- Featuring key interviews with former soldiers, paramilitaries and Special Branch detectives, among other key actors, the authors attempt to answer these questions and enhance our knowledge of conflict resolution by providing a deep analysis of one of the most significant British military operations since the Second World War. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- 1 British Soldiers on the Front Line, 1970 8
- 2 The Battle for Belfast 42
- 3 Belfast: Winning the Battle? 75
- 4 Derry's Walls 103
- 5 War on the Border 139
- 6 Unlawful Force? 169
- 7 'At least I took no lives ...' 181
- 8 The Secret War 210
- 9 Full Circle? Drumcree and Withdrawal 236.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [260]-268) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0748646558
- 9780748646555
- 0748646566
- 9780748646562
- 9780748646579
- 0748646574
- 9780748655137
- 0748655131
- 9780748655120
- 0748655123
- OCLC:
- 769744413
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