Britain's Long War : British Strategy in the Northern Ireland Conflict 1969-98 / / by P. Neumann
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| Autore: |
Neumann Peter <1974->
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| Titolo: |
Britain's Long War : British Strategy in the Northern Ireland Conflict 1969-98 / / by P. Neumann
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| Pubblicazione: | London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2003 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. 2003. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (XII, 231 p. 4 illus.) |
| Disciplina: | 941.60824 |
| Soggetto topico: | Europe - Politics and government |
| Great Britain - History | |
| Politics and war | |
| History, Modern | |
| International relations | |
| European Politics | |
| History of Britain and Ireland | |
| Military and Defence Studies | |
| Modern History | |
| International Relations | |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Britain's Long War |
| ISBN: | 9786613840356 |
| 9781283527903 | |
| 1283527901 | |
| 9781403938732 | |
| 1403938733 | |
| 9781403948205 | |
| 1403948208 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910958914903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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