Air war Northern Ireland
Taylor, Steven2018
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Famously dubbed 'Bandit Country' by a UK government minister in 1975, South Armagh was considered the most dangerous part of Northern Ireland for the British Army and Royal Ulster Constabulary during the years of violence known as the 'Troubles' that engulfed the province in the last three decades of the 20th century. This was also true for the helicopter crews of the RAF, Royal Navy and Army Air Corps who served there. Throughout the 'Troubles' the Provisional IRA's feared South Armagh brigade waged a relentless campaign against military aircraft operating in the region, where the threat posed by roadside bombs made the security forces highly dependent on helicopters to conduct day-to-day operations.
Main title:
Air war Northern Ireland / Steven Taylor.
Author:
Taylor, Steven, author
Imprint:
Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Aviation, 2018.
Collation:
176 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781526721549 (hbk)
Dewey class:
941.660824941.66
LC class:
DA990.A85
Local class:
941.66
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2245727