Big Boys' Rules
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Big Boys' Rules Description
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. "This is a book that needed to be written and which fulfils the essentials of any Ulster story; it expands understanding beyond fragmented jingoism and newspaper headlines." (John Stalker, Sunday Times).Details
| OPC | P6DHGB |
|---|---|
| Codes | 0571168094 (ISBN-10) |
| 9780571168095 (ISBN) | |
| Rank | #1 Politics & Government Books |
| #4 Society, Politics & Philosophy Books | |
| #411 Non-Fiction Books |
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| Book Type | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Author | Mark Urban |
Disclaimer: The information below is provided by various external sources and should be used as a guide only.
"Big boys' games, big boys' rules" is the phrase used by British security forces to describe their unofficial attitude to the I.R.A. Mark Urban explores covert operations against the I.R.A. from 1976 to 1987.
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- Allen & Unwin Big Boys' Rules book Politics English Paperback 304 pages
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| Language version | English |
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| Genre | Politics |
| Release date (DD/MM/YYYY) | July 2005 |
| Number of pages | 304 pages |
| Written by | Mark Urban |
| Publisher | Faber |
| Suggested gender | Any gender |
| Book cover type | Paperback |
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