false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180021050m/987045.jpg 987045 2 The violent struggles of Northern Ireland have consumed journalist Peter Taylor since his first assignment there in 1972. One fateful day, "Bloody Sunday," 14 unarmed men were gunned down by British paratroopers; this was the turning point in Taylor's journalistic career, inspiring him to make 50 documentaries and write five books on the troubled nation. <i>Behind the Mask</i>, his sixth, is a provocative foray into the organization so synonymous with violence: the Irish Republican Army and its political wing of Sinn Fein. Based on one of Taylor's television documentaries shown in both the United Kindom and the United States, he was given unprecedented access to members of the Republican movement--a rare journalistic feat. Taylor describes the interviews as "intense, often emotional and remarkably frank." <P> From his interviews with dozens of I.R.A. and Sinn Fein members (including some confessed killers), Taylor gained fascinating insight into the movement's past, present, and future goals. The I.R.A. is certainly not portrayed in a heroic light; Taylor is graphic in the descriptions of atrocities such as Enniskillen and the Harrods bombing. But the I.R.A. and Sinn Fein are given a voice, and readers may draw their own conclusions. <I>Behind the Mask</I> is an important book for those who want a better understanding of the conflict that has ripped Northern Ireland apart. 972539 1 2 1998 Behind The Mask: The IRA and Sinn Fein total:13|5:0|4:6|3:7|2:0|1:0| 13 45 18 0 3 0 false false Thu Nov 26 12:27:10 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 26 12:27:10 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Fri Jan 16 19:05:55 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 19:05:55 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jan 06 05:57:39 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 05:57:41 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Wed Dec 17 20:57:09 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 20:57:09 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Tue Dec 02 14:15:17 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 14:15:17 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sat Oct 11 18:59:05 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 11 18:59:05 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Fri Jun 06 06:30:27 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 06 06:30:27 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Thu May 22 19:48:41 -0700 2008 Thu May 22 19:48:41 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Thu May 22 15:51:41 -0700 2008 Thu May 22 15:51:41 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Apr 29 18:10:28 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 18:10:36 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Wed Apr 09 21:20:36 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 09 21:20:36 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Tue Mar 11 22:28:40 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 11 22:28:40 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed Jan 02 00:16:11 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 02 00:16:11 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Thu Dec 20 20:51:20 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 20 20:51:26 -0800 2007 4 0 false false Mon Nov 26 19:14:54 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 26 19:14:54 -0800 2007 4 0 false false Thu Jul 12 08:22:36 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 12 08:22:36 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Tue Jul 03 10:36:42 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 03 10:36:42 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Sun Jul 01 18:32:02 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 01 18:32:02 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=987045