Formed out of the Royal Irish Constabulary at the time of Partition, the RUC's history is predictably a turbulent one right through to its replacement in 2001 by the Police Service of Northern Ireland. Few police forces in the world have suffered so grievously as the RUC and this book is a fitting memorial to the sacrifices made in the interests of the civil population it was determined to protect. Throughout its history, it has not only had to perform normal police duties but contain the ever present IRA threat.
| ISBN: | 9781848848634 |
| Publication date: | 30th April 2012 |
| Author: | Richard Doherty |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Military |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 310 pages |
| Genres: |
Police and security services |