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Shadows: Inside Northern Ireland's Special Branch
In this explosive book, Alan Barker gives a gripping inside account of the inner workings of the Royal Ulster Constabulary’s elite Special Branch and its struggle against terrorism, a struggle which resulted in those who waged that war feeling ultimately betrayed and let down.
- GenresHistory
256 pages, Hardcover
First published October 1, 2004
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July 22, 2018
A very detailed look at terrorist activity in Northern Ireland between 1973 to 2002 & from a very different perspective.
I have never had much faith in the RUC as a solution to NI's issues, but this book challenged that perception.
This is not like other books that are written from memory, it reads like a book that has been taken from a diary, but is still an easy to read & well written book.
I would strongly recommend this book to anyone interested in this period of NI's history.
I have never had much faith in the RUC as a solution to NI's issues, but this book challenged that perception.
This is not like other books that are written from memory, it reads like a book that has been taken from a diary, but is still an easy to read & well written book.
I would strongly recommend this book to anyone interested in this period of NI's history.
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