1st Edition

The IRA, 1968-2000 An Analysis of a Secret Army

By J. Bowyer Bell Copyright 2001
    372 Pages
    by Routledge

    376 Pages
    by Routledge

    Based on thousands of interviews over 35 years with the leaders and members of the Republican movement and the IRA itself, as well as the Irish, British and Americans involved in the Troubles, the focus of this study is on the workings of an organization involved in armed struggle.

    Introduction - nature of the armed struggle; the Irish arena; analysis and reality; ideology - the dream structured; recruitment; individuals; organization; command and control; maintenance; communications; deployment; intelligence; campaign; the enemy; endgame.

    Biography

    Adrian Aell

    'Among the book"s many strengths is its assessment of the application of the IRA's ideology in daily practice of revolutionary war and politics, particularly against the backdrop of the ongoing Northern Ireland peace process.' - Homeland Security Newsletter

    'An eye-opening study.' - Ducas