Army of Tribes

Fascinating study of Operation Banner, the British Army’s campaign in Northern Ireland. Drawing upon interviews with former soldiers, unpublished diaries and unit log-books, this book examines soldiers’ behaviour at the small infantry-unit level, including the leadership and cohesion that sustained, restrained and occasionally misdirected soldiers in Northern Ireland.

Acesta este primul astfel de studiu al operatiunii Banner, campania armatei britanice in Irlanda de Nord. Bazandu-se pe interviuri ample cu fosti soldati, surse de arhiva primare, inclusiv jurnale nepublicate si jurnale de bord ale unitatii, aceasta carte examineaza indeaproape comportamentul soldatilor la nivelul unitatii de infanterie mica (Batalionul in jos), inclusiv conducerea, coeziunea si instruirea care au sustinut, restrans si ocazional directionat gresit soldati in cea mai violenta perioada a Troubles din Irlanda de Nord.