Still, many military historians have concluded that the IRA fought a largely successful and lethal guerrilla war, which forced the British government to conclude that the IRA could not be defeated militarily.
很多军事史学家仍然得出结论说共和军进行了一场十分成功和致命的游击战，迫使英国政府得出共和军不能在军事上被击垮的结论。