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Those Are Real Bullets: Bloody Sunday, Derry, 1972
On January 30, 1972, British paratroopers opened fire on unarmed Irish Catholic demonstrators in Derry, killing thirteen and wounding another fourteen. Five were shot in the back. A major turning point in the recent history of Northern Ireland, the massacre galvanized Catholics in their struggle against the British presence in Ulster. In Those Are Real Bullets, Peter Pring...more
Paperback, 320 pages
Published
February 1st 2002
by Grove Press
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On January 30, 1972, British paratroopers opened fire on unarmed Irish Catholic demonstrators in Derry, killing thirteen and wounding another fourteen. Five were shot in the back. A major turning point in the recent history of Northern Ireland, the massacre galvanized Catholics in their struggle against the British presence in Ulster. In Those Are Real Bullets, Peter Pringle and Philip Jacobson provide the definitive, full-length narrative account of Bloody Sunday. Using extensive interviews and...more
Brilliantly written. From what I can see there is a slight bias toward the Catholic community but I think they have taken evidence from both sides of the tradegy and have tried to paint a realistic picture of what happened that day. I read this book because when I was travelling through Ireland we stopped off in Derry/Londonderry and I was intrigued by the segregation between the Catholic and Protestant communities. I wasn't actually aware that Bloody Sunday occured until we arrived in the city...more
This is a really well written disturbing book. Being 40 this was all during my life time yet I know so little about this important period. It has made me go out and by two more books about the period. Any recommendations welcome
One of the most gut-wrenching finest portrayals of a truth that will not be denied. The book is written form a first hand perspective and sugar coates nothing.
It's hard to say that you love a true story about innocent people who are killed. It's a great book and it's upsetting. It's a very complicated subject.
We all know about Bloody Sunday but this gives a whole new perspective. You get to truly know some of these people. When you've finished reading it, watch 'Blood Sunday' (the movie). Or don't...it's hard to take all of it in.
I read this in preparation for my trip to Ireland. It is a chilling and important read.
How could this have ever happened?
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An angering, disquieting read.
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Peter Pringle is a veteran British foreign correspondent. He is theauthor and coauthor of several nonfiction books, including th ebestselling Those Are Real Bullets, Aren't They? He lives in New York City.
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* Arthur Hemmings Mystery
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