Sir, They're Taking the Kids Indoors
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Sir, They're Taking the Kids Indoors

The British Army in Northern Ireland 1973–74

  1. 328 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Sir, They're Taking the Kids Indoors

The British Army in Northern Ireland 1973–74

About this book

The British Army veteran and oral historian presents vivid firsthand accounts of soldiers on the frontlines of the Troubles in the early 1970s.
This volume in Ken Wharton's series of oral histories chronicling the conflict in Northern Ireland looks at the bloody period of 1973/4. As with all of Wharton's books, it combines painstaking research with numerous contributions from British soldiers who were. The title refers to an IRA tactic of warning fellow Republicans when one of their gunmen was about to cause havoc. When British soldiers hear the words "Sir, they're taking the kids indoors", they understood that violence was imminent.
On the streets of Belfast or Londonberry, British soldiers had to be ready to face a deadly threat at any moment. By focusing exclusively on the 1973–74 period, This volume provides greater detail than hitherto possible about the British Army and their experience during this bloody and important period of the Troubles.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedications
  5. The Best Mate I Ever Had
  6. Contents
  7. List of Maps and Illustrations
  8. Foreword by Raymond Hazan, President St Dunstan’s
  9. Preface by Darren Ware, author and former Royal Green Jacket
  10. Author’s Note
  11. Abbreviations
  12. ‘Dear Mum’ – A Letter Home
  13. Maps
  14. Introduction
  15. Part One 1973 – Preamble
  16. Part Two 1974 – Preamble
  17. Postscript 1972
  18. Appendices
  19. Select Bibliography
  20. eBooks Published by Helion & Company