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Auteur(s) : Burke, Edward
Titre(s) : An army of tribes [Texte imprimé] : British Army cohesion, deviancy and murder in Northern Ireland / Edward Burke
Publication : Liverpool (GB) : Liverpool University Press, 2018
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XVI-374 p.) : cartes ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 343-360. Notes bibliogr. Index
This is the first such study of Operation Banner, the British Army's campaign in Northern
Ireland. Drawing upon extensive interviews with former soldiers, primary archival
sources including unpublished diaries and unit log-books, this book closely examines
soldiers' behaviour at the small infantry-unit level (Battalion downwards), including
the leadership, cohesion and training that sustained, restrained and occasionally
misdirected soldiers during the most violent period of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
It contends that there are aspects of wider scholarly literatures - including from
sociology, anthropology, criminology, and psychology - that can throw new light on
our understanding of the British Army in Northern Ireland. It also offers fresh insights
and analysis of incidents involving the British Army during the early years of Operation
Banner, including the 1972 'Pitchfork murders' of Michael Naan and Andrew Murray in
County Fermanagh, and that of Warrenpoint hotel owner Edmund Woolsey in South Armagh.
The central argument of this book is that British Army small infantry units enjoyed
considerable autonomy during the early years of Operation Banner and could behave
in a vengeful, highly aggressive or benign and conciliatory way as their local commanders
saw fit. The strain of civil-military relations at a senior level was replicated operationally
as soldiers came to resent the limitations of waging war in the UK. The unwillingness
of the Army's senior leadership to thoroughly investigate and punish serious transgressions
of standard operating procedures in Northern Ireland created uncertainty among soldiers
over expected behaviour and desired outcomes. Overly aggressive groups of soldiers
could also be mistaken for high-functioning units - with negative consequences for
the Army's overall strategy in Northern Ireland.
Sujet(s) : Opération Banner (1969-2007)
Histoire militaire -- Grande-Bretagne -- 20e siècle
Question irlandaise
Irlande du Nord (GB) -- 1969-1998 (Conflit d'Irlande du Nord)
Grande-Bretagne. Army -- Et l'Irlande -- 1970-....
Indice(s) Dewey : 941.608 24 (23e éd.) = Histoire - Irlande du Nord - 1969-1999
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781786941039. - ISBN 9781786940971. - ISBN 1786940973. - ISBN 1786941031 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb457202668
Notice n° :
FRBNF45720266
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