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Author:

Charters, David A., 1949-, author.

Title:

Whose mission, whose orders? : British civil-military command and control in Northern Ireland, 1968-1974 / David A. Charters.

Publisher:

McGill-Queen's University Press,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

xii, 300 pages, 13 unnumbered pages of plates : black and white illustrations, map, portraits ; 24 cm

Subject:

Great Britain.--Army--History--History--20th century--Case studies.
Civil-military relations--Ireland--History--20th century--Case studies.
British--Northern Ireland--History--20th century--Case studies.
Northern Ireland--History--1968-1998--Case studies.
Great Britain--History--History--20th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-282) and index.

Contents:

The machinery of civil-military command and control -- Planning for aid to the civil power, 1968-1969 -- Troops on the streets, 1969 -- Operation Demetrius : internment, 1971 -- Bloody Sunday, 1972 -- The army and direct rule, 1972 -- Operation Motorman, 1972 -- The army and the Ulster Workers' Council Strike, 1974.

Summary:

"Who ran the war in Northern Ireland--the politicians or the generals? This book presents evidence that the answer is: neither--by themselves. Utilizing scholarly secondary sources on the Troubles as well as official records held at the National Archives at Kew and the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, the author examines the two-way process of consultation between government and military officials that tasked the military with turning political objectives into viable military operations. By presenting six case studies of key events from 1968-1974, the author illustrates the complex and dynamic balance of civil-military objectives that informed security policy and operations during the conflict."-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0773549269
9780773549265

OCLC:

(OCoLC)964336958

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)