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22/07/2007

Including the Five Live Report: Operation Banner. After 37 years, the Army's campaign in Northern Ireland is due to end. Ruth McDonald assesses the campaign.

Including the Five Live Report:

Operation Banner

After 37 years, the Army's campaign in Northern Ireland - codenamed Operation Banner - is due to end. As the troops pull out, Ruth McDonald examines the experience of soldiering in Northern Ireland and assesses the campaign - one of the very few ever conducted on British soil. What lessons, if any, does it hold for troops currently serving in countries like Afghanistan and Iraq?

EMAIL: julian@bbc.co.uk Text: 85058 (standard rate).

2 hours, 30 minutes

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Sun 22 Jul 2007 10:00

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  • Sun 22 Jul 2007 10:00