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A Long Long War: Voices from the British Army in Northern Ireland 1969-98
This is the story of the Troubles in Northern Ireland told from the perspective of the British soldiers who served there between 1969 and 1998. This was a war against terrorists who knew no mercy or compassion; a war involving sectarian hatred and violent death. Over 1,000 British lives were lost in a place just 30 minutes flying time away from the mainland.
The British Army was sent into Northern Ireland on August 14, 1969 by the Wilson government as law and order had broken down and the population (mainly Catholics) and property were at grave risk. Between then and 1998 some 300,000 British troops served in Northern Ireland. This is their story - in their own words - from first to last.
There are stories from some of the most seminal moments in the period of the Troubles in Northern Ireland - detailed accounts of firefights at Crossmaglen from the commanders on the ground at the time; an incredible story from a British Army sniper in Londonderry, 1973; an account from the first squaddie on the scene at Penny Lane after the 1988 funeral killings of the two corporals; the 1988 Ballygawley coach blast which killed 8 Light Infantrymen, with a first-hand account by one of the survivors; the case of the missing Christmas Club money in the Ardoyne; Gerry Adams' 'birthday treat' at a vehicle checkpoint, accounts by plain-clothes intelligence officers on the streets of Belfast … and many more. The brave men and women of the Ulster Defence Regiment, many of whom were murdered in their homes or at their places of work, occupy a prominent place in the book.
The author has also conducted a great deal of original research to produce a roll of honor for all service personnel killed in Northern Ireland. A major contribution to research, the list differs to its 'official' MoD counterpart to a surprising degree. It includes more than 20 names before the first official casualty, Gunner Robert Curtis (1971) and more than 10 after the last official casualty, L/Bombardier Stephen Restorick (1997).
Receiving a remarkable amount of cooperation from Northern Ireland veterans eager to tell their story, the author has compiled a vivid and unforgettable record. Their experiences - sad and poignant, fearful and violent, courageous in the face of adversity, even downright hilarious - make for compelling reading. Their voices need to be heard.
The British Army was sent into Northern Ireland on August 14, 1969 by the Wilson government as law and order had broken down and the population (mainly Catholics) and property were at grave risk. Between then and 1998 some 300,000 British troops served in Northern Ireland. This is their story - in their own words - from first to last.
There are stories from some of the most seminal moments in the period of the Troubles in Northern Ireland - detailed accounts of firefights at Crossmaglen from the commanders on the ground at the time; an incredible story from a British Army sniper in Londonderry, 1973; an account from the first squaddie on the scene at Penny Lane after the 1988 funeral killings of the two corporals; the 1988 Ballygawley coach blast which killed 8 Light Infantrymen, with a first-hand account by one of the survivors; the case of the missing Christmas Club money in the Ardoyne; Gerry Adams' 'birthday treat' at a vehicle checkpoint, accounts by plain-clothes intelligence officers on the streets of Belfast … and many more. The brave men and women of the Ulster Defence Regiment, many of whom were murdered in their homes or at their places of work, occupy a prominent place in the book.
The author has also conducted a great deal of original research to produce a roll of honor for all service personnel killed in Northern Ireland. A major contribution to research, the list differs to its 'official' MoD counterpart to a surprising degree. It includes more than 20 names before the first official casualty, Gunner Robert Curtis (1971) and more than 10 after the last official casualty, L/Bombardier Stephen Restorick (1997).
Receiving a remarkable amount of cooperation from Northern Ireland veterans eager to tell their story, the author has compiled a vivid and unforgettable record. Their experiences - sad and poignant, fearful and violent, courageous in the face of adversity, even downright hilarious - make for compelling reading. Their voices need to be heard.
544 pages, Hardcover
First published May 16, 2008
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Ken Wharton
14 books6 followersKen Wharton is a former British soldier who served in the Royal Green Jackets regiment. Currently, he writes non-fiction books on the violent religious/political conflict in Northern Ireland known as The Troubles.
The books are an oral history based on first-hand accounts by soldiers of all ranks who served in the Operation Banner campaign as well as Wharton's own personal experiences when he did two tours of Northern Ireland.
The books are an oral history based on first-hand accounts by soldiers of all ranks who served in the Operation Banner campaign as well as Wharton's own personal experiences when he did two tours of Northern Ireland.
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October 20, 2020
The Troubles in Ireland from 1969-1998 is a conflict that I do not know a lot about and have only seen movies about brave IRA freedom fighters fighting the oppressing British Army... But after reading this book, I can see that is so far from the truth. The book is the stories of young British servicemen sent to keep the peace between the hatred of the Catholics and the Protestants, and they were sent into the midst of thugs and terrorist that was hell bent on killing and maiming the people sent to help them. About a thousand British troops lost their lives during the war, some in military operations by snipers and bombs, but others were executed after being lured by women to go to parties, some while in barracks in Germany and some being murdered at train stations while on home leave to give a few examples. It is not much different from the War on Terror being waged against Islamist these days and just goes to show that history repeats itself where young men are sacrificed to fight evil and are then mostly forgotten by an ungrateful world. For me this was an eye-opening read and is highly recommended, but not for sensitive readers.
PS: I really like the Irish and am glad this dark part of their history is over, where some elements really made life hell for the normal citizens and British servicemen.
PS: I really like the Irish and am glad this dark part of their history is over, where some elements really made life hell for the normal citizens and British servicemen.
July 18, 2012
I felt compelled to write and post a review on this book, I’m not sure why, maybe because it seemed that this book needed to be noticed and read, to allow the individual soldiers a chance to tell their stories, which is what this book is all about.
A Long Long War covers the history of the ‘Troubles’ in Northern Ireland from 1969 to 1998. Regardless of your political or religious persuasion this book should be read by all as it offers the reader a chance to view this period through the eyes of the soldiers sent to Northern Ireland to do a job that they had no say in.
This book is not about laying blame or pushing a particular point of view of who was right and who was wrong. Its about soldiers on the ground, patrolling the streets of the towns and cities, the country lanes and roads and not knowing when the next shot would ring out, when the road in front of them or the vehicle they are travelling in would be blown to kingdom-come.
These are young men, some aged only 18 doing what they had been trained to do and thinking they were helping but in the end being caught between two sides with only their comrades to trust. Some of the stories are funny, some are terrifying, and a lot are sad, for the loss of brave soldiers and their families and the many innocent civilians killed by what we now call ‘terrorists’.
I am sure that is going to upset some people/readers but if you plant a bomb to kill and maim innocent people then isn’t that what a terrorist does? Anyhow read the book for yourself and then decide.
As a soldier once I felt terribly touched by what these young men endured and I hate the idea that their sacrifices had been largely forgotten by the world and even by their own country. I am sure any reader will be touched and saddened by this book.
A Long Long War covers the history of the ‘Troubles’ in Northern Ireland from 1969 to 1998. Regardless of your political or religious persuasion this book should be read by all as it offers the reader a chance to view this period through the eyes of the soldiers sent to Northern Ireland to do a job that they had no say in.
This book is not about laying blame or pushing a particular point of view of who was right and who was wrong. Its about soldiers on the ground, patrolling the streets of the towns and cities, the country lanes and roads and not knowing when the next shot would ring out, when the road in front of them or the vehicle they are travelling in would be blown to kingdom-come.
These are young men, some aged only 18 doing what they had been trained to do and thinking they were helping but in the end being caught between two sides with only their comrades to trust. Some of the stories are funny, some are terrifying, and a lot are sad, for the loss of brave soldiers and their families and the many innocent civilians killed by what we now call ‘terrorists’.
I am sure that is going to upset some people/readers but if you plant a bomb to kill and maim innocent people then isn’t that what a terrorist does? Anyhow read the book for yourself and then decide.
As a soldier once I felt terribly touched by what these young men endured and I hate the idea that their sacrifices had been largely forgotten by the world and even by their own country. I am sure any reader will be touched and saddened by this book.
June 28, 2017
Like very many, I served in Northern Ireland during the 1970s. Sadly, I have very clear memories of some of these events and knew some of the casualties. The author explains the situation that we were faced with very well. Having been sent in to protect the Catholic population, things backfired very badly and we found ourselves stuck between the two communities. He also raises that tricky issue of misguided American involvement and how the financial support and the smuggling in of arms and explosives led to so many deaths - both military and civilian. Without that, the Troubles would never have dragged on for so long and the terrible toll of death, destruction, maiming and misery would have been brought to a sooner end. Organised crime, too, played a major part in the prolonging of this war.
June 25, 2025
This is a very important book, as it records the memories and experiences of a large number of British servicemen who took part in the longest deployment in British military history. Operation Banner, the British Armed Forces operation in Northern Ireland, ran from 1969 to 2007 and cost the lives of some 1441 service personnel, with over 300,000 serving in total. That is a huge pool of individual and collective stories, and Ken Wharton has done a great job of recording some of those stories for posterity.
It is important to acknowledge at the outset that Ken Wharton is an ex-serviceman himself and is sympathetic towards the soldiers who served in Northern Ireland. He generally takes what they say at face value and doesn't attempt to critique their accounts in any way. At the same time, the personal accounts recorded in this book are delivered with an openness and candour that would be much less likely if the interviewer were a journalist, or anyone who wasn't one of their own. To benefit from reading this book, you need to park your politics and opinions on the Troubles and simply listen to what these soldiers have to say. The memories that they share are by turns terrifying, sad and hilarious, and give a great insight into the experience of young men who go to war. The sense of comradeship and the constant threat of danger would be familiar to the veterans of any conflict. I found myself having to constantly remember that these things happened in the UK, and not in Bosnia, Afghanistan or Mali.
One thing that comes across in the early chapters is that the soldiers who arrived in Northern Ireland in 1969 were aware of the complexity of the situation they were stepping into: "I think we were aware of the political dimensions... We all had a feeling there was injustice over housing, jobs, education and even justice. I think we certainly felt that we were on the side of the Catholics... there was a huge amount of sympathy for them. That lasted a long time and it was probably the ham-fistedness of the politicians that put paid to that."
Unfortunately, the situation continued to deteriorate rapidly and in the first half of the 1970's there was a perception that Northern Ireland could erupt into all-out civil war. Deaths reached a bloody peak in 1972 as 130 soldiers were killed out of a total of 479 fatalities - the most in a single year during the Troubles. Some of the soldiers recollections of this time are particularly insightful in helping to unpack the broader context of the conflict as a whole, and how the British Army had to learn and adapt to low intensity operations against some of their fellow citizens: "It [1972] was the worst year, in fact, for security force deaths in the whole of the history of the province. It was the start-up, really, of the IRA campaign against the Army being there, and I think that we were quite green. We didn't know how to deal with the situations, and we were very vulnerable. And I think later on we learnt more about not overreacting. That was the important thing: not to overreact, not to fire back when you didn't know where the gunman was, so that you didn't embitter the population. At the end of the day, it took a number of years for the British Army to become more policeman-like, and to be more considerate to the population. The trouble is with the Army; if you put it into a civilian situation, they can sometimes act like they do in a battlefield, and that is the difficulty. Training is that you fire back immediately you're fired upon. And you cannot do that in Northern Ireland. You cannot do that with civilians around and children around...There was a lot of criticism in the papers that we saw about our shoot-to-kill policy. We talked about this a lot, amongst ourselves and we were confused, because we were in a life and death situation and when we shot, we shot to stop the man with a gun or a man with a nail bomb. Of course we shot to kill; we aimed at the biggest target, the geezer's chest just as we had been trained to do...By now, the IRA had stirred up the Catholic minority to believe the Army was just a tool of the British Government, which was appeasing the loyalist majority, and they thought the Army was not tough enough on the Catholics, and they were reacting. They were saying 'we've got muscles as well. This is our country and we have a right to live here and we're going to riot as well.'" Thankfully, British Armed Forces casualties fell dramatically after the mid-1970s, as the army learned how to combat the paramilitaries more effectively, and apart from South Armagh, the whole province was basically under control from that time until their eventual withdrawal in 2007.
The Israeli military theorist Martin van Creveld has written that the British Army in Northern Ireland was unique in its success there against an irregular force. While it didn't "win" in purely military terms, it did facilitate a level of stability that allowed the establishment of a political process without unacceptable levels of intimidation, repression and violence. The security forces were able to suppress paramilitary activity to a level that the civilian population could live with, and with which the RUC and later the PSNI were able to cope. Importantly, the paramilitaries themselves, and particularly the PIRA, could see that they would be unable to win through violent means. This was a long and at times intensely difficult task, but it did eventually lead to a (so far) enduring peace process. I think that fact is something about which the British Armed Forces can have a measure of professional pride. As one soldier interviewee puts it, "The Army's role was to keep the peace so the politicians could thrash out a solution. And we did that, with professionalism, for 38 years."
On a personal note, I grew up in Northern Ireland and interacted regularly with British soldiers in the streets and fields around where our family lived. My experiences of them as a child and young man were uniformly positive, and I have always admired and respected the British Armed Forces and the difficult and costly job they are called to do. That said, I realise that like all of us, they are far from perfect, both individually and corporately. More than that, it's important to acknowledge that the perception and experiences of many of my countrymen and women are vastly different to mine. I hope that anyone reading this book would be able to see that British soldiers are neither angels nor demons, but flesh and blood like the rest of us. That's an important realisation to come to if we are to move on from the conflict in Northern Ireland. Another is recognising the importance of seeing things from another's point of view, and the soldier's perspective on the bewildering and dangerous environment they were thrown into is ably recorded here by Ken Wharton.
It is important to acknowledge at the outset that Ken Wharton is an ex-serviceman himself and is sympathetic towards the soldiers who served in Northern Ireland. He generally takes what they say at face value and doesn't attempt to critique their accounts in any way. At the same time, the personal accounts recorded in this book are delivered with an openness and candour that would be much less likely if the interviewer were a journalist, or anyone who wasn't one of their own. To benefit from reading this book, you need to park your politics and opinions on the Troubles and simply listen to what these soldiers have to say. The memories that they share are by turns terrifying, sad and hilarious, and give a great insight into the experience of young men who go to war. The sense of comradeship and the constant threat of danger would be familiar to the veterans of any conflict. I found myself having to constantly remember that these things happened in the UK, and not in Bosnia, Afghanistan or Mali.
One thing that comes across in the early chapters is that the soldiers who arrived in Northern Ireland in 1969 were aware of the complexity of the situation they were stepping into: "I think we were aware of the political dimensions... We all had a feeling there was injustice over housing, jobs, education and even justice. I think we certainly felt that we were on the side of the Catholics... there was a huge amount of sympathy for them. That lasted a long time and it was probably the ham-fistedness of the politicians that put paid to that."
Unfortunately, the situation continued to deteriorate rapidly and in the first half of the 1970's there was a perception that Northern Ireland could erupt into all-out civil war. Deaths reached a bloody peak in 1972 as 130 soldiers were killed out of a total of 479 fatalities - the most in a single year during the Troubles. Some of the soldiers recollections of this time are particularly insightful in helping to unpack the broader context of the conflict as a whole, and how the British Army had to learn and adapt to low intensity operations against some of their fellow citizens: "It [1972] was the worst year, in fact, for security force deaths in the whole of the history of the province. It was the start-up, really, of the IRA campaign against the Army being there, and I think that we were quite green. We didn't know how to deal with the situations, and we were very vulnerable. And I think later on we learnt more about not overreacting. That was the important thing: not to overreact, not to fire back when you didn't know where the gunman was, so that you didn't embitter the population. At the end of the day, it took a number of years for the British Army to become more policeman-like, and to be more considerate to the population. The trouble is with the Army; if you put it into a civilian situation, they can sometimes act like they do in a battlefield, and that is the difficulty. Training is that you fire back immediately you're fired upon. And you cannot do that in Northern Ireland. You cannot do that with civilians around and children around...There was a lot of criticism in the papers that we saw about our shoot-to-kill policy. We talked about this a lot, amongst ourselves and we were confused, because we were in a life and death situation and when we shot, we shot to stop the man with a gun or a man with a nail bomb. Of course we shot to kill; we aimed at the biggest target, the geezer's chest just as we had been trained to do...By now, the IRA had stirred up the Catholic minority to believe the Army was just a tool of the British Government, which was appeasing the loyalist majority, and they thought the Army was not tough enough on the Catholics, and they were reacting. They were saying 'we've got muscles as well. This is our country and we have a right to live here and we're going to riot as well.'" Thankfully, British Armed Forces casualties fell dramatically after the mid-1970s, as the army learned how to combat the paramilitaries more effectively, and apart from South Armagh, the whole province was basically under control from that time until their eventual withdrawal in 2007.
The Israeli military theorist Martin van Creveld has written that the British Army in Northern Ireland was unique in its success there against an irregular force. While it didn't "win" in purely military terms, it did facilitate a level of stability that allowed the establishment of a political process without unacceptable levels of intimidation, repression and violence. The security forces were able to suppress paramilitary activity to a level that the civilian population could live with, and with which the RUC and later the PSNI were able to cope. Importantly, the paramilitaries themselves, and particularly the PIRA, could see that they would be unable to win through violent means. This was a long and at times intensely difficult task, but it did eventually lead to a (so far) enduring peace process. I think that fact is something about which the British Armed Forces can have a measure of professional pride. As one soldier interviewee puts it, "The Army's role was to keep the peace so the politicians could thrash out a solution. And we did that, with professionalism, for 38 years."
On a personal note, I grew up in Northern Ireland and interacted regularly with British soldiers in the streets and fields around where our family lived. My experiences of them as a child and young man were uniformly positive, and I have always admired and respected the British Armed Forces and the difficult and costly job they are called to do. That said, I realise that like all of us, they are far from perfect, both individually and corporately. More than that, it's important to acknowledge that the perception and experiences of many of my countrymen and women are vastly different to mine. I hope that anyone reading this book would be able to see that British soldiers are neither angels nor demons, but flesh and blood like the rest of us. That's an important realisation to come to if we are to move on from the conflict in Northern Ireland. Another is recognising the importance of seeing things from another's point of view, and the soldier's perspective on the bewildering and dangerous environment they were thrown into is ably recorded here by Ken Wharton.
May 20, 2025
I've read a few things on the Troubles, and I admit that most of what I've read has been focused on Journalists, RUC, Firefighters, and EMS experiences during that time.
This is one of the few focused on the British Army singularly and tells the stories of those who served in Northern Ireland and what their perspectives, thoughts, and experiences were. To support the stories, we even here from family and widows at brief times in a way that truly humanizes the stories, and gives more gravitas and perspective.
The major problem with books like these that are made up of so many different voices, in so many different chapters, is that you often lose sight of the bigger picture. And yet, true credit has to be given to Wharton for curating the collection so that you see both the trees and the forest, and as you read farther and farther into the book, as the years change, you are also aware of the changing attitudes and experiences. It isn't just page after page of the same thing, but each year, each speaker really does add to the whole.
Let's be honest though, this is not a "both sides" kind of book, it has a very singular angle, and yet anyone who reads this comes away knowing that the author and the people in the book are not shy about criticizing the UK government and many of the policies. In regards to internment, it absolutely and unequivocally states that anyone with half a brain cell realized it was wrong and would lead to worse violence. It also does not take sides in regards to the sectarian violence, but instead is firmly in the "all violence" was wrong camp.
One thing I absolutely had no idea about was how in the beginning, the British Army was welcome by the civil rights movement and the Catholics as the BA was there to protect them from the abuses the Protestant system and groups were enacting on them. Whether it was lollipop patrols to protect children walking to and from school, or pushing for Catholics to have equal rights and safety, the BA were welcomed with tea, cookies, and thanks.
Of course that changed rather quickly when groups like the PIRA, NIRA, and INLA chose violence over dialogue.
As I read this book, I am struck by a memory I had of sitting down with a Scot and an Irishman in the French Foreign Legion halfway through their deployment in Africa. I was curious about their experiences with sectarian violence, and solutions/tips/tricks they learned. The Scot said that in 30 years, all they managed to do was not a whole lot... and said it was Clinton that managed to push the Good Friday agreement. And I'm reading this book, so many deployed, so many hurt, so many dead, year after year after year. And page after page has comments about residents and family who would give the guys tea and cookies, while having to hide that or be subjected to reprisals. Technology changed, weapons changed, tactics changed, but peace didn't ... for 30+ years. We look at the GWOT as insanely long... but 30... unfathomable.
And that's the story you really get at the end, that 30 years really affected so many ... a truly multi-generational trauma for all involved. So many privates killed who were new fathers, so many kids caught in the cross fire or the bombs, so much anger and hatred that exists even today with the balkanization (belfastization???) with the walls separating groups.
The fact is, for all I've ever read on war in the nuclear age, a robust and competent diplomatic corps really is worth more than all of the bullets and bombs.
The thing is, with each chapter, each voice - accents change, the way they speak changes, the terms they use change, but there is a monotony to the stories as well. The bursting out of the station, the first patrol, the fear, and the horror... but most of all the abject frustration comes through page, after page, after page. It is never dull, it is never boring, it is always captivating, with some sections better than others, with the repetitiveness of it all, you just can't help but keep reading because it paints that picture of the 30 years of suffering and trauma.
It's a big book, it's a long book, there are a lot of stories in it... and it's absolutely worth a read for those who are interested in the topic.
This is one of the few focused on the British Army singularly and tells the stories of those who served in Northern Ireland and what their perspectives, thoughts, and experiences were. To support the stories, we even here from family and widows at brief times in a way that truly humanizes the stories, and gives more gravitas and perspective.
The major problem with books like these that are made up of so many different voices, in so many different chapters, is that you often lose sight of the bigger picture. And yet, true credit has to be given to Wharton for curating the collection so that you see both the trees and the forest, and as you read farther and farther into the book, as the years change, you are also aware of the changing attitudes and experiences. It isn't just page after page of the same thing, but each year, each speaker really does add to the whole.
Let's be honest though, this is not a "both sides" kind of book, it has a very singular angle, and yet anyone who reads this comes away knowing that the author and the people in the book are not shy about criticizing the UK government and many of the policies. In regards to internment, it absolutely and unequivocally states that anyone with half a brain cell realized it was wrong and would lead to worse violence. It also does not take sides in regards to the sectarian violence, but instead is firmly in the "all violence" was wrong camp.
One thing I absolutely had no idea about was how in the beginning, the British Army was welcome by the civil rights movement and the Catholics as the BA was there to protect them from the abuses the Protestant system and groups were enacting on them. Whether it was lollipop patrols to protect children walking to and from school, or pushing for Catholics to have equal rights and safety, the BA were welcomed with tea, cookies, and thanks.
Of course that changed rather quickly when groups like the PIRA, NIRA, and INLA chose violence over dialogue.
As I read this book, I am struck by a memory I had of sitting down with a Scot and an Irishman in the French Foreign Legion halfway through their deployment in Africa. I was curious about their experiences with sectarian violence, and solutions/tips/tricks they learned. The Scot said that in 30 years, all they managed to do was not a whole lot... and said it was Clinton that managed to push the Good Friday agreement. And I'm reading this book, so many deployed, so many hurt, so many dead, year after year after year. And page after page has comments about residents and family who would give the guys tea and cookies, while having to hide that or be subjected to reprisals. Technology changed, weapons changed, tactics changed, but peace didn't ... for 30+ years. We look at the GWOT as insanely long... but 30... unfathomable.
And that's the story you really get at the end, that 30 years really affected so many ... a truly multi-generational trauma for all involved. So many privates killed who were new fathers, so many kids caught in the cross fire or the bombs, so much anger and hatred that exists even today with the balkanization (belfastization???) with the walls separating groups.
The fact is, for all I've ever read on war in the nuclear age, a robust and competent diplomatic corps really is worth more than all of the bullets and bombs.
The thing is, with each chapter, each voice - accents change, the way they speak changes, the terms they use change, but there is a monotony to the stories as well. The bursting out of the station, the first patrol, the fear, and the horror... but most of all the abject frustration comes through page, after page, after page. It is never dull, it is never boring, it is always captivating, with some sections better than others, with the repetitiveness of it all, you just can't help but keep reading because it paints that picture of the 30 years of suffering and trauma.
It's a big book, it's a long book, there are a lot of stories in it... and it's absolutely worth a read for those who are interested in the topic.
November 19, 2021
A book to wipe your bottom with!!!!
it’s no different to mein Kampf , it’s all about war criminals who acted on the order of a foreign power who has illegally occupied Ireland for centuries, about lies and propaganda by people who ordered innocent people , tortured innocent people and caused mass distress
it’s no different to mein Kampf , it’s all about war criminals who acted on the order of a foreign power who has illegally occupied Ireland for centuries, about lies and propaganda by people who ordered innocent people , tortured innocent people and caused mass distress
April 17, 2017
It could be very emotional reading the accounts of incidents and the aftermath it left behind. The accounts of wives/mothers who had lost loved ones very truly moving. It only scratches the surface of what all service personnel (Army, UDR, RUC) had to put up with. A must read for all, to see the horror some young men had to face.
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