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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unpublished diaries and unit log-books, this book closely examines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.
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unpublished diaries and unit log-books, this book closely examines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.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
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Turning his back on the excesses of London in the credit boom,
Edward Burke sets off on a year-long journey of self-discovery, to
learn from some of the greatest masters of martial arts. His search
for growth through the fighting arts will take him to the academy
of Bruce Lee's most famous student, a traditional dojo in Japan,
ancient Buddhist temples and a scorching capoeira roda in Brazil.
But his greatest challenge will be as the live-in student of the
legendary Chiba Sensei - Japanese swordsman, Zen monk and master of
aikido. Far from the rarefied world of high finance, he soon finds
himself scrubbing the floors of Chiba Sensei's dojo, bruised,
scared and exhausted from long days of punishing training. But in
the intensity of the training and the formidable presence of his
fearsome, charismatic master there may just be something which will
make this odd pilgrimage worthwhile. Told with a wry humor, woven
with insights, and populated with colorful characters, this is the
joyful tale of a year of pain, suffering and menial labor,
undertaken for the love of movement and the privilege of learning
from the masters.
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