Squaddies on the Frontline

Squaddies on the Frontline tells the story of the British Armys experience of the Northern Ireland conflict through the eyes of the ordinary men and women that soldiered here For almost 40 years between 1969 and 2007 a total of over a quarterofamillion soldiers served on the streets of Northern Ireland in Operation Banner the British Armys longest ever operation These men and women were at the heart of the key events of the conflict with over 700 soldiers killed and more than 6000 injured and a further 305 deaths attributed to them Squaddies on the Frontline is their story taking viewers into the heart of Operation Banner and the daytoday realities of life and work here as a soldier through some of the toughest years of the Troubles looking at the impact that it had and continues to have on their lives and the lives of those around them both in Northern Ireland and beyond