IRA, the bombs and the bullets : a history of deadly ingenuity /

"In this title, A.R. Oppenheimer tells how the Irish Republican Army became the most adept and experienced insurgency group the world has ever seen through their bombing expertise - and how, after generations of conflict, it all came to an end. The book is a comprehensive account of more than 1...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Oppenheimer, A. R. (Autor)
Otros Autores: English, Richard, 1963- (writer of foreword.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dublin, Ireland : Irish Academic Press, 2016.
Temas:
Irish Republican Army > History.
Irish Republican Army.
Bombs > History.
Bombings > Northern Ireland > History.
Bombes > Histoire.
Attentats à la bombe > Irlande du Nord > Histoire.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Bombings.
Bombs.
Northern Ireland.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Armed struggle : evolving strategies
  • Dynamiters to city destroyers
  • Spectaculars : we have only to be lucky once
  • Amassing the arsenal
  • Explosives : from gunpowder to magic marble
  • Deadly ingenuity : the bomb technologies
  • Mortars : a homemade missile system
  • The engineers : if you hit target, there was elation
  • The countermeasures arms race and the long walk
  • Decommissioning : not a bullet, not an ounce
  • Conclusion : is this the end?

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