Description
| Product ID: | 9780571168095 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Big Boys' Rules |
| Subtitle: | The SAS and the Secret Struggle Against the IRA |
| Authors: | Author: Mark Urban |
| Page Count: | 304 |
| Subjects: | Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Police and security services, Espionage and secret services, Terrorism, armed struggle, Revolutionary groups and movements, Police & security services, Espionage & secret services, Terrorism, armed struggle, Revolutionary groups & movements, Northern Ireland, c 1970 to c 1980, c 1980 to c 1990 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The SAS describes its attitude to the use of lethal force as 'Big boys' games, big boys' rules'. The SAS describes its attitude to the use of lethal force as ''Big boys'' games, big boys'' rules''. Anyone caught with a gun or bomb can expect to be shot. In Big Boys'' Rules: The SAS and the Secret Struggle Against the IRA Mark Urban meticulously explores the security forces'' covert operations in Northern Ireland: from the mid-1970s, when they were stepped up, to the Loughall ambush in 1987, in which eight IRA Provisionals were killed. While charting the successes and failures of special operations during the troubles, Urban reveals the unenviable dilemmas faced by intelligence chiefs engaged in a daily struggle against one of the world''s most sophisticated terrorist organisations. |
| Imprint Name: | Faber & Faber |
| Publisher Name: | Faber & Faber |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1996-09-23 |
