Britain's long war [[electronic resource] ] : British strategy in the Northern Ireland conflict, 1969-98 / / Peter R. Neumann

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910821777403321
• Autore: Neumann Peter <1974->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; ; New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003
• ISBN: 1-283-52790-1; 9786613840356; 1-4039-3873-3; 1-4039-4820-8
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2003.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (XII, 231 p. 4 illus.)
• Disciplina: 941.60824
• Soggetti: British - Northern Ireland - History - 20th century; Northern Ireland History 1969-1994; Northern Ireland History, Military; Northern Ireland History 1994-
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-224) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Strategic Tradition of the British Government in Northern Ireland -- The Evolution of British Government Strategy in Northern Ireland -- 3 Avoiding Responsibility? London on the Defensive, 1969-72 -- 4 No Quick Fix: Execution and Failure of British Strategy, 1972-75 -- 5 Going it Alone? Direct Rule under Pressure, 1976-82 -- 6 Sharing the Burden: the Refinement of British Strategy, 1982-88 -- 7 The War is Over? Success and Failure of British Strategy, 1989-98 -- 8 Conclusion -- Appendices -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Britain's Long War assesses the process of strategic change within the British Government's position on Northern Ireland, starting with Westminster's first intervention in 1969 and ending with the Belfast Agreement in 1998. Drawing on a vast range of primary sources including recently released cabinet papers, Peter Neumann analyzes the aims, strategy and restraints of British policy in Northern Ireland.