The murder of the British royal and World War II hero signaled a dark period ahead for relations between England and Northern Ireland.
In two of Britain's most important Cold War strategic outposts, Northern Ireland and Cyprus, insurgents belonging to the IRA and EOKA launched armed campaigns to undermine British rule. This article examines the insurgencies on both islands in the period 1955鈥 59, comparing the respective ...
The Long War tells the story of the IRA and Sinn Fein from their beginnings right up to the Good Friday Agreement in Easter 1998 and beyond. It tracks the IRA's military strategy, their bombing and killing campaign, coupled with massive arms supplies from Libya and the long, torturous, at...
The Nutting Squad “had the dubious task —almost Gestapo-like— of arresting members of the Provisional IRA who were accused of betraying their comrades,” said Aaron Edwards, author ofAgents of Influence:Britain’s Secret Intelligence War against the IRA. Ian Hurst, a former British military i...
Provisional Irish Republican Army - a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland IRA, Irish Republican Army, Provisional IRA, Provos act of terrorism, terrorism...
Ian Paisley--the leader of the smaller, more radical of the two Protestant-based political parties in Northern Ireland and a member of the British Parliament--denounced the wording of the IRA statement as “a clever Jesuit expression.”
Since World War II, the Intelligence Corps has deployed on every major campaign and conflict in which British troops have been involved and has developed according to the particular demands placed upon it in each context. ...
THERE was still no sign last night of an IRA declaration that its war is over but the British and Irish governments remain optimistic of a breakthrough in ... B Anderson - 《Irish Voice》 被引量: 0发表: 2002年 Ahern and Blair Move to End Stalemate TONY BLAIR and Bertie Ahern will mak...
Responsibility rests squarely and clearly with the British government. The whole situation can be changed. The British government have simply to say we are not going to stay in Ireland, we are going to disengage from Ireland. They hold the key, the keys of war’.” Richard English, ...
After the first world war the leaders of europe came together to discuss the boundaries of europe. British rule decided to separate ireland into two sides. North Ireland was created when the british government of Ireland Act in 1920 divided Ireland into two areas; the Irish Free State and the...