The British Army in Northern Ireland / Michael Dewar
1985, First Edition. London: Guild Publishing. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Pages tanned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #320020
Physical description: 270 pages: illustrations, maps, portraits; 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-230) and index. Contents: Historical background -- The Civil Rights Movement -- Communal violence, 1969-1970 -- The IRA offensive and internment, 1971 -- The height of the bloodshed, 1972 -- The power of the Loyalists, 1973-1974 -- Sectarian violence and the peace movement, 1975-1976 -- South Armagh : bandit country -- The Ulster Defence Regiment -- A change of tactics -- Equilibrium, 1981-1983 -- Tactics and techniques -- The situation in 1984/1985 -- Military conclusions and the future. Subjects: Great Britain. Army History. Irish Republican Army History. Irish Republican Army History 20th century. Northern Ireland History 1968-1998. Great Britain Armed forces Ireland History 20th century. Northern Ireland Army operations by Great Britain. Army, 1969-1984. Genre: Military History.
Price: €25.00