Whose mission, whose orders? : British civil-military command and control in Northern Ireland, 1968-1974 / David A. Charters.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Charters, David A. (David Anderson), 1949- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Army--Political activity--History--20th century--Case studies.

Great Britain.

Great Britain. Army.

Civil-military relations--Ireland--History--20th century--Case studies.

Civil-military relations.

British--Northern Ireland--History--20th century--Case studies.

British.

Military policy.

History.

Political participation.

Northern Ireland--History--1968-1998--Case studies.

Northern Ireland.

Great Britain--Military policy--History--20th century.

Armed Forces--Political activity.

Ireland.

Genre:

Case studies.

History.

Physical Description:

xii, 300 pages, 13 unnumbered pages of plates : black and white illustrations, map, portraits ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2017.

Summary:

"Who ran the war in Northern Ireland--the politicians or the generals? This book presents evidence that the answer is: neither--by themselves. Utilizing scholarly secondary sources on the Troubles as well as official records held at the National Archives at Kew and the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, the author examines the two-way process of consultation between government and military officials that tasked the military with turning political objectives into viable military operations. By presenting six case studies of key events from 1968-1974, the author illustrates the complex and dynamic balance of civil-military objectives that informed security policy and operations during the conflict."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The machinery of civil-military command and control

Planning for aid to the civil power, 1968-1969

Troops on the streets, 1969

Operation Demetrius : internment, 1971

Bloody Sunday, 1972

The army and direct rule, 1972

Operation Motorman, 1972

The army and the Ulster Workers' Council Strike, 1974.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-282) and index.

Other Format:

Charters, David A., 1949- Whose mission, whose orders?.

ISBN:

0773549269

9780773549265

OCLC:

964336958