Nick Van Der Bijl

British author and military/aviation historian who has written on twentieth-century military topics.

This list of books are ONLY the books that have been ranked on the lists that are aggregated on this site. This is not a comprehensive list of all books by this author.

  1. 1. Operation Banner

    The British Army in Northern Ireland 1969–2007

    A concise history of the British Army’s prolonged deployment in Northern Ireland (1969–2007), analyzing military operations, counter‑insurgency tactics and the political and social backdrop of the Troubles. It chronicles key incidents and controversies—internment, Bloody Sunday, intelligence work and clashes with paramilitaries—while assessing the impact on soldiers, police and civilians and the army’s shifting role in security, public order and the peace process. Drawing on operational detail, official records and firsthand testimony, the narrative evaluates lessons learned and the factors that led to the eventual drawdown.

    Purchase from Bookshop.org