Bandit Country: The IRA and South Armagh

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According to RUC statistics, the area within a 10-mile radius of the heart of S/Armagh has seen 1255 bomb attacks and 1158 shooting incidents since the 'troubles' began. I believe that on of its overall strengths is the amount of new detail contained throughout - the book is not just a collection of what is already in the public domain. An terrific description of the IRA's history and recent operations in South Armagh, one of the most notorious areas of Northern Ireland during the Troubles. Focusing on both issues of his homeland and further afield, he seeks to translate stories of society to a photographic audience.

I live in this area and although the book doesn't speak for everyone in South Armagh it's still very good. Eventually, Johnson and his ex-MI6 colleague Jayne Robinson uncover historic hidden files, documents and dark secrets from three decades earlier that certain high-flying public figures would rather remained unread.Very few books about the Troubles focus on an area and bring the conflict down to the level of families, farmhouses and fields.

But with the motive unknown, the clock is ticking down as the president and UK prime minister prepare for a G8 world summit near Belfast.In conclusion, Bandit Country has become a bookcase essential for anyone with an interest in the centuries-old Anglo-Irish conflict, or even those who have an interest in counter-insurgency matters in general. No one side is presented in a purely negative or positive light; as in real life, there are many shades of grey. Loses points for its slight - and in the light of recent conclusive official confirmation of systematic British Army-RUC-UDR-Loyalist collusion, absolutely ridiculous - bias towards 'official' viewpoints on the sources of violence and evidence of security force misconduct and injustice towards the Nationalist community.

e. excluding para-state factions like the Tamil Tigers, ISIS or the PLO that essentially operated in de facto sovereign or 'liberated' territory). He became an outspoken, quite unhinged critic of Republicanism in general, and was courted by the British media for his scathing critique of the Provisionals in particular. What is most astonishing is that the book only covers one particular area in one of the 32 counties in Ireland, furthering your desire to investigate the other remaining counties situated north of Ireland. Toby Harden did a fantastic job teaching me about these trying times; their causes, and the villainy from both sides.You can listen to this audiobook via the BOOKFUNNEL APP or stream it on the BOOKFUNNEL CLOUD PLAYER on a web browser on any phone or device.