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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BRITAIN
 
  More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)

 
More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
B Special

Part-time policeman in *Northern Ireland, member of a force composed mainly of Protestants which was disbanded late in 1969, because it was seen as provocative at a time of increasing sectarian unrest in the province. The name derives from the special police force created in 1920, during the *Anglo-Irish War, drawing many of its recruits from *Carson's Ulster Volunteers. The full-time members, the A Specials, were backed up by reserves who put in one night a week, the B Specials.
 








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