Military Intervention in Britain - Couverture souple

Babington, Anthony

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0415071488 ISBN 13 : 9780415071482

Editeur : Routledge, 1991

Synopsis

The military is supposed to stand aside from British society; to act only "in aid of civil power". In "Military Intervention in Britain", retired Judge Antony Babington shows that from the earliest time to the present the British have relied on the military for the preservation of law and order. The army has been called in to deal with riots, strikes, the disturbances in Northern Ireland and the fight against terrorism, which culminated in the killing of three unarmed members of the IRA in Gibraltar. This book should be of interest to students and lecturers of military history and political history.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The military is supposed to stand aside from British society. This book illustrates that from the earliest times the British have relied on the military for the preservation of law and order. The creation of the professional police force in Britain habitually met with the stiffest opposition, and even after it came into existence in the 19th century, the military were still called in to suppress civilian disorders, often admidst the confusion and clumsiness tht led to incidents such as the notorious ‘Peterloo massacre’. In the 20th century, the unarmed police had to become more used to dealing with riots, several of which are here discussed in meticulously researched detail.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 1991
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0415071488
• ISBN 13: 9780415071482
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible