Cambridge Military Histories / Uncivil War
The British Army and the Troubles, 1966-1975
(Sprache: Englisch)
Reveals the full story of the British army's role in the most violent phase of the Troubles.
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Reveals the full story of the British army's role in the most violent phase of the Troubles.
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When Operation Banner was launched in 1969 civil war threatened to break out in Northern Ireland and spread over the Irish sea. Uncivil War reveals the full story of how the British army acted to save Great Britain from disaster but, in so doing, condemned the people of Northern Ireland to protracted, grinding conflict.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Cambridge Military Histories / Uncivil War “
Introduction; 1. Baggage; 2. The army's short-lived Ulster honeymoon; 3. Escalation and the erosion of impartiality; 4. Edward Heath's bid for victory; 5. The road to Bloody Sunday; 6. The most deadly year; 7. Strategy in the shadow of loyalist power; 8. We cannot envisage peace; Conclusion; A note on sources.
Autoren-Porträt von Huw Bennett
Huw Bennett teaches International Relations at Cardiff University. He is the author of Fighting the Mau Mau: The British Army and Counter-Insurgency in the Kenya Emergency (2012).
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Huw Bennett
- 2023, 382 Seiten, Maße: 15,9 x 23,6 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Cambridge University Press
- ISBN-10: 1107136385
- ISBN-13: 9781107136380
- Erscheinungsdatum: 11.10.2023
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
'A vivid, compelling book on a dramatic and important subject. A major contribution.' Richard English, author of Armed Struggle: The History of the IRA
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