Uncivil war : the British army and the troubles, 1966-1975 /

BENNETT Huw

Uncivil war : the British army and the troubles, 1966-1975 / Huw Bennett. - Cambridge: Cambridge Univ Press UK, 2024 - xv, 427 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. - Cambridge military histories .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

When Operation Banner was launched in 1969 civil war threatened to break out in Northern Ireland and spread over the Irish sea. 'Uncivil War' reveals the full story of how the British army acted to save Great Britain from disaster but, in so doing, condemned the people of Northern Ireland to protracted, grinding conflict.

9781107136380 (hbk.) USD29.95


NORTHERN IRELAND--HISTORY
GREAT BRITAIN.ARMY--HISTORY--20TH CENTURY

355.0218 BEN