The Northern Ireland Troubles: Operation Banner 1969-2007

by Aaron Edwards

Overview

No other modern British military campaign evokes as much emotion as the difficult and exceptionally lengthy operational deployment to Northern Ireland. Aaron Edward's new volume on the so-called 'Troubles' considers the strategic, operational and tactical level aspects of the British Army's longest ever campaign: the 38-year Military Aid to the Civil Power deployment in Northern Ireland, which was provided to support the local authorities restore law and order in the midst of sustained republican and loyalist violence. Codenamed 'Operation Banner' the Army's role went through a number of phases, moving from a peacekeeping stance in 1969-71, to a counter-insurgency position in 1971-77, finally ending in 2007, thirty years after the decision to scale back its activities in favour of giving the Royal Ulster Constabulary (and from 2000 the Police Service of Northern Ireland) primacy in counter-terrorist operations. An essential volume for anyone looking for insight into this historic conflict.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781472810366
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	06/06/2014
Series:	Guide to... , #73
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	96
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Aaron Edwards is a Senior Lecturer in Defence and International Affairs at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He holds a PhD in political science from the Queen's University of Belfast and his main research interests span the Northern Ireland troubles, terrorism, insurgency, conflict resolution and peacebuilding. His books include Transforming the Peace Process in Northern Ireland: From Terrorism to Democratic Politics (co-edited with Stephen Bloomer, 2008), A History of the Northern Ireland Labour Party: Democratic Socialism and Sectarianism (2009), The Northern Ireland Conflict: A Beginner's Guide (co-authored with Cillian McGrattan, 2010) and Defending the Realm? The Politics of Britain's Small Wars since 1945 (2012).

Table of Contents

Introduction
Background to War
Warring Sides
Outbreak
The Fighting
The World Around War
How the War Ended
Conclusion and Consequences
Chronology
Further Reading
Index

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From the Publisher

“The Northern Ireland Troubles: Operation Banner 1969-2007, tackles what is a very difficult subject in a detached way. I think this was the correct approach and it drives this 96-page book down a straight historical pathway."
- Keith Nairn-Munro, Toy Soldier & Model Figure (December 2012)

Editorial Reviews

The Northern Ireland Troubles: Operation Banner 1969-2007, tackles what is a very difficult subject in a detached way. I think this was the correct approach and it drives this 96-page book down a straight historical pathway.” —Keith Nairn-Munro, Toy Soldier & Model Figure (December 2012)

From the Publisher