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Britain's Long War : British Strategy in the Northern Ireland Conflict 1969-98.

Britain's Long War assesses the process of strategic change within the British Government's position on Northern Ireland, starting with Westminster's first intervention in 1969 and ending with the Belfast Agreement in 1998. Drawing on a vast range of primary sources including recently...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Neumann, Dr Peter
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Basingstoke : Palgrave, 2003.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 The Strategic Tradition of the British Government in Northern Ireland; The Evolution of British Government Strategy in Northern Ireland; 3 Avoiding Responsibility? London on the Defensive, 1969 ... 72; 4 No Quick Fix: Execution and Failure of British Strategy, 1972 ... 75; 5 Going it Alone? Direct Rule under Pressure, 1976 ... 82; 6 Sharing the Burden: the Refinement of British Strategy, 1982 ... 88; 7 The War is Over? Success and Failure of British Strategy, 1989 ... 98; 8 Conclusion; Appendices; Notes.