Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Unavailable
    Air War Northern Ireland: Britain's Air Arms and the 'Bandit Country' of South Armagh, Operation Banner 1969–2007
    Unavailable
    Air War Northern Ireland: Britain's Air Arms and the 'Bandit Country' of South Armagh, Operation Banner 1969–2007
    Unavailable
    Air War Northern Ireland: Britain's Air Arms and the 'Bandit Country' of South Armagh, Operation Banner 1969–2007
    Ebook220 pages2 hours

    Air War Northern Ireland: Britain's Air Arms and the 'Bandit Country' of South Armagh, Operation Banner 1969–2007

    By Steven Taylor

    4/5

    ()

    Currently unavailable

    Currently unavailable

    About this ebook

    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 twentieth 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.

    From pot-shot attacks with Second World War-era rifles in the early days of the conflict to large scale, highly co-ordinated ambushes by PIRA active service units equipped with heavy machine guns, rocket-propelled grenade launchers and even shoulder-launched surface-to-air missiles (SAMs), the threat to British air operations by the late 1980s led to the arming of helicopters operating in the border regions of Northern Ireland.

    Drawing on a wide range of sources, including official records and the accounts of aircrew, this book tells the little-known story of the battle for control of the skies over Northern Ireland's 'Bandit Country'.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPen and Sword
    Release dateJun 30, 2018
    ISBN9781526721556
    Unavailable
    Air War Northern Ireland: Britain's Air Arms and the 'Bandit Country' of South Armagh, Operation Banner 1969–2007
    Author

    Steven Taylor

    Dr. Steven Taylor is a Professor and Clinical Psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of British Columbia. For 10 years he was Associate Editor of Behavior Research and Therapy, and now is Associate Editor of the Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy. He has published over 100 journal articles, over 35 book chapters, and 8 books on anxiety disorders and related topics. His most recent books are on the nature and treatment of hypochondriasis, which is commonly considered to be an OC spectrum disorder. He served as a consultant on the text revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR), and is a member of the scientific advisory board of the Anxiety Disorders Association of Canada. He has received early career awards from the Canadian Psychological Association, the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, and the Anxiety Disorders Association of America. He is also a Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association and the Association of Cognitive Therapy. His clinical and research interests include cognitive-behavioral treatments and mechanisms of anxiety disordres and related conditions.

    Read more from Steven Taylor

    Related to Air War Northern Ireland

    Related ebooks

    Wars & Military For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Force For The Good

      Feb 12, 2020

      Force For The Good
      5 min read

    • Article

      The Flying Irish

      Aug 6, 2020

      The Flying Irish
      10 min read

    • Article

      Bill Everley’s War

      Mar 8, 2024

      Bill Everley’s War
      8 min read

    • Article

      Wings Of Memories

      Aug 28, 2022

      Wings Of Memories
      3 min read

    • Article

      The Homecoming Hero

      Jun 1, 2022

      The Homecoming Hero
      4 min read

    • Article

      ‘The Few’ Four Score On

      Aug 25, 2020

      ‘The Few’ Four Score On
      12 min read

    • Article

      Books In Brief

      Jul 31, 2020

      Royal Flying Corps Kit Bag: Aircrew Uniforms & Equipment from the War Over the Western Front in WWI, by Mark Hillier (ISBN 978-1526752994, Frontline Books distributed by Casemate Publishers, 908 Darby Road, Havertown, PA 19083, 610.853.9131; www.case

      1 min read

    • Article

      Briefing

      Apr 30, 2019

      Briefing
      4 min read

    • Article

      Homefront News

      Oct 27, 2023

      WASHINGTON — Retired Army Capt. Larry Taylor, a combat pilot who risked his life during the Vietnam War by flying into heavy enemy fire to save four members of a reconnaissance team, received his Medal of Honor Sept. 5 from President Joe Biden. On th

      3 min read

    • Article

      Edinburgh’s Burning

      Nov 7, 2021

      Edinburgh’s Burning
      3 min read

    • Article

      Raf Night Fighters

      Nov 26, 2020

      Raf Night Fighters
      8 min read

    • Article

      Those Magnificent Flying Machines

      Sep 9, 2020

      THEY were the young and the brave. In the high summer of 1940, some boys in blue uniforms, in a sky yet more blinding blue, took on a plague and defeated it. The plague was Nazism. Like Henry V’s men at Agincourt, The Few —as Churchill unforgettably

      3 min read

    • Article

      Hurricane Force

      Aug 18, 2020

      Hurricane Force
      10 min read

    • Article

      Find Yourself At Ease

      Dec 15, 2021

      Find Yourself At Ease
      5 min read

    • Article

      Tour De Force

      Nov 20, 2017

      Tour De Force
      2 min read

    • Article

      The Police And The Royal Air Force In Wartime Berwickshire

      Apr 9, 2022

      I saw a parachutist come from the west, and pass over the village… towards the sea… I cannot understand how he disappeared so quickly if he had been wearing a ‘Mae West’ life jacket. These are the words of Constable Andrew Wood of Cockburnspath polic

      13 min read

    • Article

      War Horsa

      Aug 15, 2019

      War Horsa
      7 min read

    • Article

      Ready For Takeoff

      Jan 22, 2024

      Ready For Takeoff
      5 min read

    • Article

      Changing Of The Guard

      Jan 18, 2024

      Changing Of The Guard
      5 min read

    • Article

      Those Magnificent Men

      Dec 10, 2020

      Those Magnificent Men
      7 min read

    • Article

      Combat Veteran

      Jun 7, 2022

      Combat Veteran
      11 min read

    • Article

      One False Step

      Nov 24, 2020

      One False Step
      11 min read

    • Article

      Q&A YOU ASK, WE ANSWER

      Aug 5, 2021

      Q&A YOU ASK, WE ANSWER
      8 min read

    • Article

      Begging Your Pardon

      Dec 12, 2020

      Begging Your Pardon
      5 min read

    Reviews for Air War Northern Ireland

    4/5

    1 rating0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words