LEADER 03542nam 22008295 450 001 9910958914903321 005 20240508205624.0 010 $a9786613840356 010 $a9781283527903 010 $a1283527901 010 $a9781403938732 010 $a1403938733 010 $a9781403948205 010 $a1403948208 024 7 $a10.1057/9781403938732 035 $a(CKB)1000000000245757 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(MiAaPQ)EBC203968 035 $a(Perlego)3496366 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000245757 100 $a20151228d2003 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn|008mamaa 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aBritain's Long War $eBritish Strategy in the Northern Ireland Conflict 1969-98 /$fby P. Neumann 205 $a1st ed. 2003. 210 1$aLondon :$cPalgrave Macmillan UK :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2003. 215 $a1 online resource (XII, 231 p. 4 illus.) 311 08$a9781349513710 311 08$a1349513717 311 08$a9781403917799 311 08$a1403917795 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 $aEurope$xPolitics and government 606 $aGreat Britain$xHistory 606 $aPolitics and war 606 $aHistory, Modern 606 $aInternational relations 606 $aEuropean Politics 606 $aHistory of Britain and Ireland 606 $aMilitary and Defence Studies 606 $aModern History 606 $aInternational Relations 615 0$aEurope$xPolitics and government. 615 0$aGreat Britain$xHistory. 615 0$aPolitics and war. 615 0$aHistory, Modern. 615 0$aInternational relations. 615 14$aEuropean Politics. 615 24$aHistory of Britain and Ireland. 615 24$aMilitary and Defence Studies. 615 24$aModern History. 615 24$aInternational Relations. 676 $a941.60824 700 $aNeumann$b Peter$f1974-$01791563 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910958914903321 996 $aBritain's Long War$94329210 997 $aUNINA