The Northern Ireland Troubles: 1969–2007

De: Aaron Edwards

Narrado por: Stephen Armstrong

Bloomsbury presents The Northern Ireland Troubles by Aaron Edwards, read by Stephen Armstrong.

Acclaimed historian Dr Aaron Edwards provides a concise overview of one of the most difficult and controversial actions in recent history.

Spanning 38 years of the ‘Troubles’, the British Army’s deployment in Northern Ireland (codenamed Operation Banner) was one of the most difficult and controversial in its recent history. Over 10,000 troops were on active service during much of the campaign, which saw armoured vehicles, helicopters and special forces deployed onto the streets of Ulster. In this book, Dr Aaron Edwards considers the strategic, operational and tactical aspects of Operation Banner, as the Army’s military objectives morphed from high-profile peacekeeping into a covert war against the IRA. Using personal testimony from both sides of the sectarian divide, as well as insights from the soldiers themselves, he presents an authoritative introduction to the Army’s role in the Troubles, providing expert analysis of Operation Banner’s successes and failures.

Updated and revised for the new edition, this is an accessible introduction to the complicated yet fascinating history of modern Britain‘s longest military campaign.©2023 Aaron Edwards (P)2023 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Factual Gymnastics

I’m very well versed in the history of the 30 year armed conflict in Northern Ireland. I have knowledge of all the events described by the author, however I also know that the author twisted facts by making implications that logically can not be made. If you pint to blue with one hand and red with the other, you have not made the color purple. Likewise you can’t assume that Karl Marx approved actions that took place so many years after his death. Yet the author does exactly that, implies that Karl Marx was personally there reading over the shoulder of Sinn Fein members. The author fails to inform the reader that all sides, including the British Military, committed horrendous and inhumane acts. No side, including the British Military was consistently law abiding and professional in its actions. This author would have you believe that only the Republican forces were to blame for the horrible violence that took place. That is a very dishonest account.