A NEW EDITION OF ONE OF THE MOST CELEBRATED BOOKS ON THE TROUBLES
Branded as ‘Bandit Country’ by the British government, South Armagh was the heartland of the Provisional IRA. It was the rebel Irish stronghold where Thomas ‘Slab’ Murphy reigned supreme, bomb attacks on England were planned and the SAS tracked the IRA snipers who hunted British soldiers.
In this acclaimed and remarkable book – originally published in 1999 – Toby Harnden, winner of the Orwell Prize, brings to bear his skills as a fearless journalist, inspired investigator and gifted historian, threatened with imprisonment for protecting his sources in Northern Ireland but undeterred. He draws on secret documents and unsparing interviews with key protagonists on both sides to produce perhaps the most compelling and essential account of the IRA and the Troubles.
Product details
Publisher : Biteback Publishing (18 April 2024)
Language : English
Paperback : 544 pages
ISBN-10 : 1785908413
ISBN-13 : 978-1785908415
Dimensions : 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.5 cm
Best Sellers Rank: 24,186 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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229 in Social & Urban History Biographies
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