LEADER 02939nam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910449900903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-52790-1 010 $a9786613840356 010 $a1-4039-3873-3 010 $a1-4039-4820-8 024 7 $a10.1057/9781403938732 035 $a(CKB)1000000000245757 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC203968 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5638696 035 $a(DE-He213)978-1-4039-3873-2 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL203968 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10076926 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL384035 035 $a(OCoLC)475918459 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5638696 035 $a(OCoLC)70759498 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000245757 100 $a20030521d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn|008mamaa 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aBritain's long war$b[electronic resource] $eBritish strategy in the Northern Ireland conflict, 1969-98 /$fPeter R. Neumann 205 $a1st ed. 2003. 210 $aHoundmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ;$aNew York $cPalgrave Macmillan$d2003 215 $a1 online resource (XII, 231 p. 4 illus.) 311 $a1-349-51371-7 311 $a1-4039-1779-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 193-224) and index. 327 $aCover -- 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. 330 $aBritain'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. 606 $aBritish$zNorthern Ireland$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aNorthern Ireland$xHistory$y1969-1994 607 $aNorthern Ireland$xHistory, Military 607 $aNorthern Ireland$xHistory$y1994- 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aBritish$xHistory 676 $a941.60824 700 $aNeumann$b Peter$f1974-$01031310 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910449900903321 996 $aBritain's long war$92448620 997 $aUNINA