Times of troubles : Britain's war in Northern Ireland /

This is the first academic study of the British Army in Northern Ireland. It investigates the complex experiences of English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish soldiers alike during the often-controversial Operation Banner 1969-2007. The experiences of these soldiers raise many important and difficult quest...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sanders, Andrew
Other Authors: Wood, Ian S.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Great Britain. > Army > History > 20th century.
Irish Republican Army > History > 20th century.
Grande-Bretagne. > Army > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Great Britain. > Army.
Irish Republican Army.
Since 1900
Political violence > Northern Ireland > History > 20th century.
Violence politique > Irlande du Nord > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Europe > Ireland.
HISTORY > Modern > 20th Century.
Political violence.
Nordirlandkonflikt
Northern Ireland > History > 1968-1998.
Northern Ireland > History > 1998-
Irlande du Nord > Histoire > 1968-1998.
Irlande du Nord > Histoire > 1998-
Northern Ireland.
Großbritannien
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • British soldiers on the front line, 1970
  • The battle for Belfast
  • Belfast: winning the battle
  • Derry's walls
  • War on the border
  • Unlawful force?
  • 'At least I took no lives ... '
  • The secret war
  • Full circle? Crumcree and withdrawal.

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