212 Soldiers for the Queen

212 Soldiers for the Queen
Author: David Tough
Publisher:
Total Pages: 390
Release: 2018-09-26
Genre:
ISBN: 9780648355212

In 1961 the British army struggled with volunteer recruitment after the abolition of National Service. Recruiting teams found an excellent source of volunteers in Fiji. Two hundred men and twelve women from across Fiji's racial divide enlisted and subsequently served with distinction in the British Army.

New York

New York
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1212
Release: 2004-04
Genre: New York (N.Y.)
ISBN:

Uncivil War

Uncivil War
Author: Huw Bennett
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 445
Release: 2023-10-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 1009449087

When Operation Banner was launched in 1969 civil war threatened to break out in Northern Ireland and spread over the Irish sea. Uncivil War reveals the full story of how the British army acted to save Great Britain from disaster but, in so doing, condemned the people of Northern Ireland to protracted, grinding conflict.