03542nam 22008295 450 991095891490332120240508205624.0978661384035697812835279031283527901978140393873214039387339781403948205140394820810.1057/9781403938732(CKB)1000000000245757(DE-He213)978-1-4039-3873-2(Au-PeEL)EBL203968(CaPaEBR)ebr10076926(CaONFJC)MIL384035(OCoLC)475918459(Au-PeEL)EBL5638696(OCoLC)70759498(MiAaPQ)EBC203968(Perlego)3496366(EXLCZ)99100000000024575720151228d2003 u| 0engurnn|008mamaatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierBritain's Long War British Strategy in the Northern Ireland Conflict 1969-98 /by P. Neumann1st ed. 2003.London :Palgrave Macmillan UK :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2003.1 online resource (XII, 231 p. 4 illus.) 9781349513710 1349513717 9781403917799 1403917795 Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-224) and index.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.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.EuropePolitics and governmentGreat BritainHistoryPolitics and warHistory, ModernInternational relationsEuropean PoliticsHistory of Britain and IrelandMilitary and Defence StudiesModern HistoryInternational RelationsEuropePolitics and government.Great BritainHistory.Politics and war.History, Modern.International relations.European Politics.History of Britain and Ireland.Military and Defence Studies.Modern History.International Relations.941.60824Neumann Peter1974-1791563MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910958914903321Britain's Long War4329210UNINA