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

"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 N...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Charters, David A., 1949- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2017.
Series:desLibris. Books collection.
Subjects:
Great Britain. > Army > Political activity > History > 20th century > Case studies.
Great Britain. > Army > Political activity > History > 20th century.
Grande-Bretagne. > Army > Activité politique > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Grande-Bretagne. > Army > Activité politique > Histoire > 20e siècle > Études de cas.
Great Britain. > Army.
1900-1999
Civil-military relations > Ireland > History > 20th century > Case studies.
British > Northern Ireland > History > 20th century > Case studies.
Civil-military relations > Ireland > History > 20th century.
Relations pouvoir civil-pouvoir militaire > Irlande > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Britanniques > Irlande du Nord > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Relations pouvoir civil-pouvoir militaire > Irlande > Histoire > 20e siècle > Études de cas.
Britanniques > Irlande du Nord > Histoire > 20e siècle > Études de cas.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
HISTORY > Europe > Ireland.
Armed Forces > Political activity.
British.
Civil-military relations.
Military policy.
Militär.
Nordirlandkonflikt.
Kommando.
Zivil-militärische Zusammenarbeit.
Northern Ireland > History > 1968-1998 > Case studies.
Great Britain > Military policy > History > 20th century.
Northern Ireland > History > 1968-1998.
Irlande du Nord > Histoire > 1968-1998.
Grande-Bretagne > Politique militaire > 20e siècle.
Irlande du Nord > Histoire > 1968-1998 > Études de cas.
Great Britain.
Ireland.
Northern Ireland.
Electronic books.
Case studies.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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.

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